Where is the origin of red rice?

China is the birthplace of red rice with a long history. The outer skin of this kind of rice is purplish red and the inside is red with high nutritional value. It is a common crop in the south. Where is the producing area of red rice in our country?

I. the producing area of red rice

The main producing areas of red rice in China are Panzhou in Guizhou, Yang County in Shaanxi, Xiangzhou in Guangxi, Fuding in Fujian, Gangshan in Jiangxi, Yuanyang in Yunnan, Fangxian in Hubei, Xinhuang in Hunan and so on.

Introduction of red rice in China

1. Panzhou red rice, specialty of Panxian County, Guizhou Province, National Geographic indication products of China. Panzhou red rice is famous in the market for its remarkable and unique quality characteristics, red, with light vertical and horizontal texture, beige for dark pink to light pink color. When steamed, the grain flavor is rich, the rice is not sticky and not dregs, the rice is full and uniform, the taste is soft, it does not regenerate after cold, and the rice is elastic. Tested by qualified departments, Panzhou red rice has the following quality characteristics: amylose content ≤ 15.0, moisture ≤ 13.5, protein ≥ 6.0, gel consistency ≥ 80.0. Panzhou red rice has better quality and higher nutritional value.

2. Yangxian Hongmi, specialty of Yangxian County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, and National Geographic indication products of China. Yangxian red rice has a low amylose content, so porridge is easy to gelatinize, non-sticky and not greasy, refreshing and pleasant. The red color of Yangxian red rice is caused by the deposition of red pigment (anthocyanin) on the seed coat.

3. Red rice in Xiangzhou, specialties in Xiangzhou County, Laibin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, and geographical indications of agricultural products all over the country. The planting area of red rice in Xiangzhou is mainly in the alluvial zone of river valley, and the soil is mainly composed of retention type, gouging type, submerged paddy soil and cultivated red soil, which is beneficial to the growth of red rice in Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou red rice has long-grain type and short-grain type, and the main varieties are Kede Youhong 33 and Hongxiangjing. Rice has the flavor of betel nut taro, moderate softness and hardness, not hard after cold, thick porridge soup and large expansion of rice grains. The average length of Hongxiangjing rice is 5.6 mm, the width is 2.8 mm, the ratio of length to width is 2.0, the rice skin is red, the rice heart is white, and the rice is moderately sticky and slightly hard.

4. Jinggang red rice, specialty of Jinggangshan City, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, geographical indication of national agricultural products. Jinggang red rice is one of the rice varieties, which is named because the rice skin is sauce red. It belongs to long-grain rice and can be cultivated and harvested in barren soil. During the struggle in the Jinggang Mountains, the Red Army's staple food, "red rice and pumpkin soup", refers to this kind of rice.

5. Xinhuang Dong Tibetan Red Rice, a specialty of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan Province, and a national geographical indication product of China. Dong Tibetan red rice is a kind of ancient rare red rice bred by Xinhuang's unique geographical environment, which is obviously different from the red rice in other areas. Its rice red but not colourful, delicate and slender, contains a strong bean flavor.

6, cold water red rice, its husk is dark brown from ordinary rice, while rice is rouge and resistant to cooking, because it grows in alpine cold paddy fields above 1000 meters above sea level, so it needs to be soaked before cooking, while the steamed rice is brown in color, rice porridge is purples, millet flavor is strong, and taste is moist. In the process of planting, you can not use any pesticides and chemical fertilizers, which are pure natural and pollution-free organic rice.

7. Yuanyang terraced red rice is a specialty of Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Yuanyang Titian red rice belongs to brown rice, which is only 2/3 of that of hybrid rice. The Hani rice terrace system with red rice growing in Yuanyang terraces has been listed as a global important agricultural cultural protection pilot project by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Ministry of Agriculture and the first batch of important agricultural cultural heritage in China.

Red rice producing area is relatively large and famous is mainly the content of the above introduction, but also enumerated some characteristics of red rice to you, hope to be helpful to you.