What kind of rice do they use in chinese cooking?

[Locut0s]

wouldn't you just get chinese rice?

Aside from being white and long grain it doesn't really mater where it comes from. A lot of rice you find in the market that is used in Chinese cooking isn't necessarily grown in China.

 

[alkemyst]

Aside from being white and long grain it doesn't really mater where it comes from. A lot of rice you find in the market that is used in Chinese cooking isn't necessarily grown in China.

In china?

 

[SKORPI0]

In china?

:\ Looks like China produces 30% of the Rice, but most of that is for the country's consumption.

 

[CountZero]

Chinese: Long grain white sometimes short grain white but I've never been to a Chinese place that used calrose (sometime referred to as sticky rice).

Japanese/Korean: Calrose sometime short grain white (which calrose technically is).

Short grain white is a safe all around rice for home use since it is sticky enough for Japanese/Korean style but loose enough to be similar to what you get at a Chinese restaurant.