mannanhikari Diet Dry Shirataki Rice, 75 gram (7 Pieces)

Super yummy rice especially when mixed with jasmine rice. I love to do 1 cup jasmine rice with 1 package of this with 3 cups water in the rice cooker. So delicious. Especially when you add mixed grain rice for extra nutrition which gives so much flavor to the mix. This rice takes the guilt out of eating rice for me and the texture and taste is identical to any other rice you're eating. If you want it more firm then add less water but the flavor is super delicious.

I love rice and have it daily as part of a balanced diet. Unfortunately as I've gotten older I haven't been able to enjoy carbs as freely as I once did. I've tried substitutions like cauliflower rice, quinoa and the other Konjac rice products (the ones packed in liquid). None of them have been very satisfying in terms of taste and texture which is a big factor for me. Cauliflower rice gives everything a cauliflower like taste no matter what you pair it with and the wet Konjac rice has a weird slippery texture and takes awhile to dry pan frying it for regular use (sometimes gives off an odd smell too). I guess it really boils down to texture, if I'm going to eat rice I'd prefer a close rice like mouth feel as possible.With this dry Mannanhikari rice it was a total game changer- I can still eat rice but not all the calories! At first I was skeptical, I was worried the rice wouldn't 'cook' like regular rice. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it, it didn't have any weird taste or texture. In fact, it was so well incorporated into the regular rice I had a hard time telling the grains apart. I even served it to my picky husband, didn't tell him it had diet rice in it and he couldn't even tell the difference either!All the instructions are in Japanese but I was able to find a source online that translated it. I rinsed one cup of Jasmine rice and then added one packet of Mannanhikari rice unrinsed and added 1.5 cups of water. It came out perfectly!The serving size after cooking was a little over 4 cups of cooked rice.I served it with a Japanese curry and it was amazing!I wish it wasn't so expensive, but at least I know I have better options now.

The taste is awesome ... just like rice. Was happy about that!!! But I thought all the while since its SHIRATAKI it was low carb or zero carb like the wet ones I've tried. I am on a Keto diet hoping to get out of insulin. After having this rice, I was wondering why my blood sugar was up when I've gotten it consistently below 130 for the last 2 weeks. So i searched to see what the nutritional fact is on this and just found an answer from the seller right here about Nutritional Info. It has 44.4 g carb !!! Not sure what the serving portion was cause it didn't say .... but that is a LOT!!! I felt like I just ate reg rice.:-( and i thought i found a good low carb alternative....

Good nutrients, easy cook, good taste

The description is not clear enough because it’s 99% in Japanese. It IS about half the calories and half the carbs of regular rice, and the taste is fine, while the texture falls somewhere between rice and white wheat pasta. I *would* buy this regularly if it weren’t so freaking expensive. At nearly 2 dollars for a small serving, it just seems a little ridiculous. A 1 cup serving with Curry costs $3.56 just for the ”rice.” I’ll go back to forbidden rice and just eat less.

the best dry shiratake rice I ever ordered. I am regularly ordering for my consumption.

This is not similar to miracle rice. This is a reduced carb option but not a low carb option. Totally messed up my macros. No real taste but kinda of slimy when cooked.

I'm impressed with the ease of cooking and the great taste, Lo Carbs and fiber. There is no english on the packaging so follow these instructions: Rinse several times in cold water and boil like pasta for a few minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, give it a quick heating in a hot dry pan to dry it a bit and serve. Good with salt and butter or olive oil.