The ripening season of rice

Rice maturity can be divided into several different varieties of rice. Early rice matures in the first and middle of July, medium rice matures in mid-late September, and late rice matures in the first and middle of October. Different sowing time of rice varies from year to year, and there will be different time requirements according to the differences between the southern and northern regions.

Introduction to 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.