{"id":1984,"date":"2026-10-19T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushi-tanji.com\/en\/news-20261018-en-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T06:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:30:53","slug":"news-20261018-en-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sushi-tanji.com\/en\/news-20261018-en-2\/","title":{"rendered":"At Oku-Akasaka Sushi Tanji, we are particular about the rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/sushi-tanji.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gbp-news-20261019-2125.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushi-tanji.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gbp-news-20261019-2125.png 512w, https:\/\/sushi-tanji.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gbp-news-20261019-2125-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Oku-Akasaka Sushi Tanji, we are particular about the rice in our sushi rice (shari).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We currently use our own blend of 2025-harvest rice: Hatsushimo from Gifu Prefecture and Musubi no Kami from Mie Prefecture, in a 7:3 ratio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hatsushimo has large, distinct grains, a pleasant firmness and a clean taste. Musubi no Kami brings a soft, plump texture, refined sweetness and a gentle stickiness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they make rice that falls apart grain by grain in the mouth and keeps the natural, gentle sweetness of the rice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We make the blend to bring out the umami of our aged fish and the delicate sweetness of its fat, so the fish and rice become one in each bite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(From the owner&#8217;s Google Business Profile post)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Oku-Akasaka Sushi Tanji, we are particular about the rice in our sushi rice (shari). 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