Reply #4: Calrose is expensive where you are? Weird.

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I just got a big bag of it (okay, big for two people - 5 pounds) at the asian market for $3.00. It looks like Nishiki (my old standard) has changed from short to medium grain, and the last bag I had wasn't nearly as good as the earlier ones. Calrose Botan was cheaper and short grain and is what nearly every Asian restaurant in the area uses.

I also found a bag of mixed rices - brown, black and red - for about the same price, and I'm thinking they would make an interesting sushi experiment.