Is Hubei long-grain rice suitable for porridge or cooking?

Round rice porridge, long rice steamed rice, so long grain rice is more suitable for steamed rice.

But this is not absolute, mainly because of the population mobility, prices and living habits in ethnic areas, and the purpose of the meeting is not clearly defined.

Round rice is called japonica rice, and long grain rice is a common indica rice. These two kinds of rice are the most commonly eaten. Indica rice is suitable for planting in low latitude, low altitude and hot and humid areas, while japonica rice is more suitable for planting in high altitude areas with high latitude or low latitude. So southerners are used to eating indica rice, while northerners prefer japonica rice, so there is a saying that round rice cooks porridge and long rice steamed rice.

In terms of shape, the grain shape of indica rice is slender and slightly flat, such as Thai fragrant rice and China fragrant rice. Japonica rice grains are short and wide, oval or ovoid, such as Crystal Rice, Northeast Rice and pearl rice.

The two kinds of rice are rich in nutrition and taste good, but there are still some differences. Japonica rice is more sticky than indica rice and suitable for porridge. It not only has the effects of invigorating spleen, regulating stomach and nourishing, but also is especially suitable for patients with gastrointestinal weakness after illness. Indica rice can be selected for steamed rice, which has high yield and is more bulky.

Selection method, we should carefully observe the color of rice grains, and the rice with gray powder or white grooves on the surface is old rice. At the same time, you should pick up the rice and smell whether it is normal or not, and don't buy it if it smells musty; In addition, according to the degree of processing, rice is also divided into polished rice and brown rice. You can't eat polished rice for a long time without paying attention to brown rice. Polished rice will destroy a lot of nutrition during processing, and long-term consumption will lead to nutritional deficiency. Therefore, brown rice and polished rice should be eaten alternately in order to balance nutrition.