Edo Rice shows you what rice tasted like in the samurai era by continuing centuries of tradition soranews24.com

Edo rice merchants would buy rice from around the country, have it shipped to Edo, carefully selecting the best regional varieties to blend together.
Sumidaya Shoten follows this tradition with a resident rice connoisseur handling the selection, but the key link to the past is in how Edo Rice is polished.
▼ Edo Rice▼ Modern white rice (left) vs. Edo Rice (right)While you can cook Edo Rice like any other variety, Sumidaya Shoten’s staff does have a few recommendations.
▼ Modern white rice (left) and Edo Rice (right)But while Edo Rice may look like the extra-polished stuff, it has a fragrance and flavor all its own.
Edo Rice is sold in two sizes: a 300-gram (10.6-ounce) pack bearing a beautiful ukiyo-e rendering of Mt.