There are many varieties of rice, but they are often categorized by grain length: short or long grain. Basmati, jasmine, and black rice are types of long-grain rice. Sushi rice and arborio rice ...

White rice is sold as long, medium and short grain. Occasionally, millers may label rice patna, rose and pearl; this is the same as long, medium and short. Long grain is the firmest, with fluffy ...

Now we can take our pick from several different kinds of short-grain rice, priding ourselves on our ability to distinguish each kind. Meanwhile the shimmering, watery landscape of Italy's Po ...