Did you know that the rice you grow is divided into several categories in the country Ant Manor

According to our domestic categorization, rice is divided into Japonica, Indica and Glutinous rice. Japonica is a common staple of rice. It is cultivated all over China, with a history of more than 6,900 years of cultivation, and is one of the specialties of Chinese food culture. It is mainly produced in northeast China. The rice grain is generally oval or round, the grain is plump and fat, the cross-section is nearly round, the ratio of length to width is less than two, the color is waxy white, transparent or translucent, the texture is hard and tough, the viscosity and oiliness after cooking is large, soft and tasty. Indica rice, rice grain shape is elongated or oblong, the length of the long ones in more than 7 mm, high rate of rice after cooking, viscous smaller, brittle rice, easy to break when processing, cross-section is flat round, the color of white and transparent more, there are also translucent and opaque. According to the rice harvest season, divided into early indica rice and late indica rice. Glutinous rice is also known as river rice. Milky white, opaque, transparent after cooking, sticky, bloated small, generally do not do staple food, more with the production of pastries, dumplings, snacks, etc., as well as for brewing raw materials. Glutinous rice is also divided into indica and japonica.