How do I make rice sticky like at Japanese places?

Answer 1

Use short-grained rice (japanese rice). The short grains stick together, and that makes them easier to eat with chopsticks! :D
If your looking for sushi rice, you need to add sushi-zu, a combination of rice vinigar, mirin (japanese cooking wine) and sugar. But I've never been able to make that work right so you should google the recipe.

Also- the 'Golden Rule' (as I have been told, and had good results with) for cooking short-grained rice, is to use 7 cups of water per 1 cup of rice. It works, but yo may need to drain the rice a bit, and let the rice sit a little bit. As it cools, it gets stickier! :D

Answer 2

Get a rice cooker. I love sticky rice so it is all I ever make. I use Calrose or Hanodi rice, short grain. I rinse the rice three to four time until the water starts to clear. I drain as good as I can by pouring off the water from the pot. I let the rice sit for about a half an hour in the water that is impossible to drain out. Cook in the rice cooker following the direction that came with it, they are different depending on the kind of cooker. I always get sticky rice.

Answer 3

Buy a shortgrain rice; Try Calrose, it's one of the best.
A lot of asians wash their rice, because it used to be coated in talc. I doubt there are many that actually have talc anymore. Just check the package to be sure. You still can wash your rice if you want, put the rice in a pot and add cold water swish it around with your hand, drain and repeat until the water is clear. Then lay your hand flat on the rice and add enough water to cover your fingers. Or drain and measure 1 3/4 cups water for every cup of dry rice you use.
If you don't want to wash it, just use 2 cups water for each cup of rice.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a very low simmer and keep rice covered for 12-15 minutes, NO peeking! Turn heat off but DO NOT remove the lid yet; let the rice "steep" another 10-15 minutes.
Now you can enjoy your rice! :)

Answer 4

Regular rice will probably do it if you add a little more water, but use the rice that is made for sticky rice. There is a rice called sticky rice, you can find it at any asian market, good luck. It's made to be sticky lol

Answer 5

No, you cannot make it sticky.. it is a certain type/grain of rice. You can buy it at an Asian grocer... just ask for sticky rice. I would suggest against going with sushi rice, although it is the stickiest, it is not what you are looking for if you are wanting it as a side dish.
If you do want it for making sushi, you need a sushi recipe that tells you what to add to the rice when cooking..
and if you have a rice cooker, making sticky rice is much easier when it comes to clean up.

Answer 6

With sushi rice?

Mix rice vinegar with sugar and boil it then lightly drizzle it over the rice.

Answer 7

use regular rice, not minute rice, as it sits it gets stickier

Answer 8

steam it.