Now, there are several attempts to increase the consumption of rice in Japan. "Kome-ko"（米粉） is among these efforts."Kome-ko" has not been spread among ordinary people because they have not had enough knowledge of how to cook using "Kome-ko" and to mill rice for "Kome-ko"needs a special skill that a few companies have.
Once, I have eaten a bread from "Kome-ko". It has a unique taste, in Japanese "もちもちしている","もちっとしている". If you have a chance, I recommend you to try it.
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Are these attempts to increase rice consumption fueled by concerns for the Japanese economy, since Japan grows most (or all?) of its rice? Or is it perhaps a nutritional concern?
When I lived there, I cooked rice almost everyday. I miss that little rice cooker of mine.
Jon-san,
As total population in Japan has decreased and people eat more bread than the past, the consumption of rice has decreased. For example, I eat bread every morning.
日本では、全体の人口が減少傾向にあり、また食生活の欧米化により、米の消費量が減っています。
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