How to Cook Brown Rice takihoshi-ho

How to cook brown rice the ninja way takihoshi-ho

The other method was as follows:Start with less water than usual, and cook until all the stock has gone. (The stock does not have to be drained off.) This method was called “takihoshi-ho”.Yutori rice was soft and had a weak flavor, making it suitable for the sick and elderly. Takihoshi rice, on the other hand, was hard and had a strong taste, and was therefore suitable for healthy people. Active ninja would naturally have eaten takihoshi rice.