"Hapa" Rice and other fun facts about rice
"Hapa" Rice (using a rice cooker) This recipe is designed for a "3 cup" rice cooker and yields approximately 5 COOKED cups. Below the "Rice Cooker" recipe, I've included instructions for making rice in a pot on the stovetop for those who don't have a rice cooker. A Few quick notes on Rice Cookers: Rice cookers are quite easy to find and are sold by their capacity. The problem is that most brands advertised COOKED capacity which varies somewhat significantly based on the type of rice you use and how much water you add. What I call a "3 cup" rice cooker (because you only use 3 rice cooker cups of rice at a time) is probably advertised as a 5 or 6 cup rice cooker in the store. Confusing, I know! Rice cookers come with their own measuring cups which ARE NOT the same capacity as a US Standard 1 cup. The measuring cup that came with your rice cooker is usually equivalent to a 2/3 or 3/4 US Standard measuring cup. For the Rice Cook
