{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/the-secret-to-great-sushi-rice\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:00:00","slug":"the-secret-to-great-sushi-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/the-secret-to-great-sushi-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret to great sushi rice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Seasoning and temperature matter as much as the fish. Sushi rice is a short-grain Japanese variety that turns sticky and glossy when cooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-0\">Choose the right grain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sushi rice is a short-grain Japanese variety that turns sticky and glossy when cooked. Long-grain rice will not hold together in the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rinse the rice several times until the water runs almost clear to remove excess starch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-1\">Season while it is warm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mix rice vinegar with a little sugar and salt, then fold it gently into the hot rice with a cutting motion. Fanning the rice as you fold gives it a light shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid stirring hard, which crushes the grains and makes the rice pasty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-2\">Serve at body temperature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sushi rice tastes best slightly warm, close to body temperature. Cold rice from the fridge turns hard and loses its flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cover the bowl with a damp cloth to keep it soft while you work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seasoning and temperature matter as much as the fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sushi-basics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}