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As mentioned, I've done taste tests across various options and I can definitely tell the difference, which is why I pay more. But as I also said, I can afford

by kondro 1y ago

As mentioned, I've done taste tests across various options and I can definitely tell the difference, which is why I pay more. But as I also said, I can afford to pay more. I don't think the average Japanese is going to be effected. But as I mentioned, if you're budget conscious, not even considering non-Japanese rice is ridiculous.

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teruakohatu 1y ago
> As mentioned, I've done taste tests across various options and I can definitely tell the difference, which is why I pay more. Can you tell the difference between Japanese brands or only between Japanese and non Japanese origin rice? Is rice a significant percentage of food cost in Japan? Coming from a culture that uses less rice, the cost of price verses the cost of protein makes it just about a rounding error when cooking. Now butter on the other hand has just about become a luxury good in New Zealand when it was once cheap, plentiful and extremely high quality.
- fc417fc802 1y ago
  > the cost of price verses the cost of protein makes it just about a rounding error when cooking In the context of someone who is budget conscious typical meat prices likely place the vast majority of it entirely out of the question. Similarly a much larger proportion of calorie intake is likely to be made up by a nonperishable staple under those circumstances.
- kondro 1y ago
  I can taste the difference between Japanese brands and, because we have a local Japanese grocer with various regional rice options, I get to eat the one I enjoy the most. But in general, I’ve not found non-Japanese rice that tastes as good, although we don’t have much variety of non-Japanese Japonica around (I won’t get into the general homogenization issue of products in Australian supermarkets).
- skhr0680 1y ago
  > Is rice a significant percentage of food cost in Japan? At the height of rice prices, rice cost about the same per kg as domestic chicken thighs. That's a problem when rice is meant to be an affordable staple food.
  - late2part 1y ago
    rice is meant to be an affordable staple food. Citation needed.
    - IAmBroom 1y ago
      Oh, FFS. https://www.google.com/search?q=japanese+consumption+of+rice&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1150US1150&oq=japanese+consumption+of+rice&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDc2MzFqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=japanese+consumption+of+rice...

by kondro 1y ago

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teruakohatu 1y ago

> As mentioned, I've done taste tests across various options and I can definitely tell the difference, which is why I pay more. Can you tell the difference between Japanese brands or only between Japanese and non Japanese origin rice? Is rice a significant percentage of food cost in Japan? Coming from a culture that uses less rice, the cost of price verses the cost of protein makes it just about a rounding error when cooking. Now butter on the other hand has just about become a luxury good in New Zealand when it was once cheap, plentiful and extremely high quality.

fc417fc802 1y ago
> the cost of price verses the cost of protein makes it just about a rounding error when cooking In the context of someone who is budget conscious typical meat prices likely place the vast majority of it entirely out of the question. Similarly a much larger proportion of calorie intake is likely to be made up by a nonperishable staple under those circumstances.
kondro 1y ago
I can taste the difference between Japanese brands and, because we have a local Japanese grocer with various regional rice options, I get to eat the one I enjoy the most. But in general, I’ve not found non-Japanese rice that tastes as good, although we don’t have much variety of non-Japanese Japonica around (I won’t get into the general homogenization issue of products in Australian supermarkets).
skhr0680 1y ago
> Is rice a significant percentage of food cost in Japan? At the height of rice prices, rice cost about the same per kg as domestic chicken thighs. That's a problem when rice is meant to be an affordable staple food.
- late2part 1y ago
  rice is meant to be an affordable staple food. Citation needed.
  - IAmBroom 1y ago
    Oh, FFS. https://www.google.com/search?q=japanese+consumption+of+rice&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1150US1150&oq=japanese+consumption+of+rice&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDc2MzFqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=japanese+consumption+of+rice...