ShirakikuDried Grains & Rice - Japanese Short Grain Sticky White Rice - Premium Quality Microwavable Ready To Eat Cooked Sushi Rice, 7.4 Ounce (Pack of 12)

Shirakiku used to sell Japanese microwave rice (gohan) in a rectangular container, similar to Katokichi - Takitate Gohan instant Japanese rice. When I used to purchase this at a Japanese market, it would be ~$7/3 pack (a little over 7 oz each). I don't know if Shirakiku still sells those or not, but they've gotten into the bowl containers, similar to other companies like Nishiki. And the bowls are what you are buying with this package deal.For a start, the rice flavor is as good as I remember. In bowl form, one only needs a minute or so to microwave, vs. the two minutes in the old packaging. And for the batch I got, it wasn't as sticky. When I would buy this in the old packaging, I could put a large pat of butter and melt it in with no "crumbling" of the sticky rice. But with this batch. it wasn't the same experience. No big deal, but I thought I'd mention it.As others have mentioned, the price is high per package. When I purchased, it was $26 for the lot (a bit over $2 per bowl),and it is going up. With no shipping, the price per unit was somewhat less than the Japanese market I could order from, and less that other Japanese brands at Walmart. (That could quickly not be true if the price keeps going up.) But I like the convenience, so the price is worth it to me.

Love this, reminds me of real Japanese fresh rice. Best I've tasted microwave.

Supper fast, great tease, wonderful time saver, perfect for people that live alone! Might be more expensive then cooking raw rice for more then one person but perfect for lunch on the go or ready at the last minute! Enjoy having this in my pantry at all times. Also has a good shelf life

As a diabetic, I must watch my intake of carbohydrates. I do not have to cook a whole potof rice. The rice tastes good and the texture is sticky rice. PERFECT

Not as sweet or tasty as some other brands

This is the best tasting microwave sticky rice. Heats in 1 minute. Great price too for pack of 12.

this makes pretty perfect sticky rice - super quick and easy. other brands don’t come out with the right consistency. this is almost as good as restaurant quality - in 90 seconds. you can focus on the wok and forget the lengthy process of cooking rice the old fashioned way. plus one less pan to clean

This product is the best thing ever! When you are in a rush to make dinner, eat rice or you know that the rest of the family wont eat rice, this is my go to. Perfect portion, lasts a while compared to fresh cooked rice. But the product also tastes like it was made that day. No waste!