Kufa-jushi

Kufa-jushi is the more separate-grained style of Okinawan seasoned rice. The rice cooks with broth and ingredients such as pork, shiitake and carrot, so the seasoning goes into the grains while they cook. Okinawa Story distinguishes it from a wetter porridge-like style often called boroboro jushi. The firm version works especially well as a small side to soba. Try a bite before dipping into any soup so you can taste what the rice absorbed on its own.