When will Sichuan rice mature?

Sichuan is famous for its rice, because China is a big planting country, and Sichuan has a unique geographical cultivation advantage. So when will Sichuan rice mature?

When will Sichuan rice mature

The ripening time of Sichuan rice is mostly concentrated from late August to September in autumn every year. Because the rice planting area and the environmental temperature are different, the ripening time will also be different.

Introduction of main categories of rice

1. Indica rice and japonica rice

Indica rice belongs to medium sticky rice, which is widely planted in the tropics and can mature many times a year. After shelling into indica rice, the appearance is slender and the transparency is low. Usually used for radish cake, rice noodles, fried rice.

Japonica rice is grown in temperate and cold zones and can only mature once a year. After shelling into japonica rice, the appearance is round, short and transparent. The cooking characteristics are between glutinous rice and indica rice. It is used for general rice.

2. Early, middle and late rice

The fundamental difference among early, middle and late rice lies in their different responses to light. Early and middle rice are not sensitive to light and can mature normally in all seasons throughout the year. Late rice is very sensitive to short-day light and is strictly required to go through the stage of light to heading and fruiting.

3. Non-glutinous rice and glutinous rice

Glutinous rice has the highest viscosity, which is divided into japonica glutinous rice and indica glutinous rice. When cooked, the rice is soft and sticky. Japonica glutinous rice is usually used for making wine and rice cakes, while indica glutinous rice is used for Babao porridge and zongzi.

Non-glutinous rice is our most common staple food, making cakes or making wine is used for glutinous rice. The main difference between them lies in the stickiness of rice grains, strong stickiness of glutinous rice and weak stickiness of non-glutinous rice.

4. Upland rice and rice

Upland rice can also be called upland rice, which is more or less the same as the main varieties of rice, including indica and japonica subspecies. Some rice can be planted directly in dry land with less yield, and can also be planted in paddy fields.