There are many different types of rice, and pudding rice is just one of them.
A question I am often asked is whether pudding rice can be used for sushi. My immediate answer is no, even though pudding rice belongs to the category of short-grain rice.
That said, I have never personally tried making sushi with pudding rice. However, I have made rice pudding many times, and the texture of cooked pudding rice is noticeably different from that of cooked sushi rice.
Although it is not something most people think about, the texture of the rice plays a major role in the overall eating experience. If the sushi rice does not have the right texture, it can affect the entire dish. Sushi rice is a key element in the quality of sushi. It should be soft while still retaining a slight bite. It should be neither undercooked nor overcooked, and achieving this requires a specific type of short-grain rice that has been cultivated especially for sushi.
In our Sushi course for beginners, you will learn which types of rice are best suited for sushi and how to prepare them correctly to achieve the highest-quality sushi rice.
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Zoë has lectured and held sushi courses for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Capgemini, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.