Superior quality California rice. Washing not necessary. Musenmai. California's finest medium grain rice. A Japanese proverb says your life will be lengthened by seventy-five days if you have the pleasant experience of eating something you have not tasted before. If so, one evening at a sushi bar could add years to your life! Sushi offers a multitude of tantalizing flavors for the palate, and couldn't be complete without the proper rice. Only select Japonica rice, such as Imperial Rose should be used. After preparation it is tender and moist, making it clingy enough to be eaten with chopsticks. To accomplish this, careful timing and heat control are important during sushi rice preparation - successfully achieving this is the measure of every Japanese cook. And while recipes vary, it is always steamed and then tossed in a dressing made of rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Expert chefs even have an assistant to fan the rice to cool it and give it the ideal texture and glossy sheen prized by sushi connoisseurs. Product of USA.