How much is black rice per jin?

Black rice is a kind of characteristic variety formed by long-term cultivation of gramineous rice. It is a processed product of black rice. It belongs to the category of japonica rice. It has long oval appearance, grayish brown husk, indica and japonica grains, and is rich in nutrition. It is known as the black pearl and the king of rice in the world. The most representative is the black rice in Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province. Let's take a look at how much black rice costs per jin.

How much is black rice per jin?

The price of black rice is usually about 5-7 yuan per jin. Black rice is black or dark brown with rich nutrition and high food and medicinal value. in addition to cooking porridge, it can also make all kinds of nutritious food and wine. Rice porridge made with black rice is fragrant and bright, soft and waxy, palatable, nutritious and has a good nourishing effect, so it is called blood-tonifying rice, longevity rice and so on. Chinese people have the saying that "every black must be mended", at the same time, black rice also has the effect of black hair.

Where is the origin of black rice?

Black rice is produced in many places in China, such as Shaanxi black rice, Guizhou black glutinous rice, Hunan black rice and so on. It is said that the black rice found by Zhang Qian is the black rice in Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province, which has been handed down to this day. because the black rice is delicious, it is tribute rice offered to emperors from the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty until the end of the Qing Dynasty. With the change of Gengzi, although the Empress Dowager Cixi was like a lost dog, she was still obsessed with the fragrance of black rice in Yangxian County, and ordered to worship.

Identification method of Black Rice

1. Identification of white vinegar: take some black rice, drop white vinegar on it, wait a few minutes, there is red, which proves to be real black rice, because the anthocyanin and acid on the surface of black rice will react with acid, showing a color similar to red wine.

2, odor identification: take a small amount of black rice in the hand, take a breath of hot air to the black rice, and then smell it immediately. High-quality black rice has a normal fragrance, while those with other peculiar smells or sour smells, mildew and spoilage are generally inferior and inferior black rice.

3. Scraping the surface layer of rice: if you don't know whether the black rice is true or false, and it is suspected to be dyed, the identification method can hang up all the surface layer of black rice and observe the color of the rice grains. If it is white, it is real black rice, otherwise it may be dyed black rice.

The edible method of black rice

1. Black rice lotus seed porridge

[materials] 100 grams of black rice and 20 grams of lotus seeds.

[practice] cook porridge together and season it with rock sugar when cooked.

[efficacy] Nourishing yin and nourishing heart, tonifying kidney and spleen, suitable for pregnant women, the elderly, people with weak body after illness, and healthy people can also prevent disease.

2. Black rice longan porridge

[materials] 50 grams of glutinous rice, 30 grams of black rice, 10 red dates, 20 longan grains, right amount of brown sugar.

[practice] ① red dates are soaked in clean water, rice and black rice are also soaked in clean water, and longan is peeled off and washed. Add proper amount of water to the boil in the ② pot, add red dates and longan, add glutinous rice and black rice, cover and cook for 10 minutes. ③ then put the inner pot into the outer pot and cover and simmer for 40 minutes. When eating, you can add brown sugar as you like.

[efficacy] this porridge is suitable for women, the effect of tonifying blood is very good, and the effect of adding brown sugar when eating is better.

3. Black rice osmanthus porridge

[materials] 100 grams of black rice, 50 grams of red beans, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of peanuts, 20 grams of sweet-scented osmanthus, the right amount of rock sugar.

[practice] rinse ① black rice, soak for 6 hours, red beans, soak for 1 hour, wash lotus seeds, wash peanuts, drain and set aside. Put the black rice, red beans and lotus seeds in the ② pot, add 1000 grams of water, bring to a boil over low heat for 1 hour, add peanuts and continue to cook for 30 minutes. ③ add sweet-scented osmanthus and rock sugar, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.

[efficacy] Nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, invigorating spleen and warming liver, clear eyes and promoting blood circulation.

4. Pumpkin black rice porridge

[materials] 200 grams of pumpkin, 150 grams of black rice and 60 grams of jujube.

[practice] wash the pumpkin, remove the handle and cut open, take out the seed slices, wash the black rice and jujube, put them into the pot together, add 1000 milliliters of water, first boil over high heat, then change to a gentle fire, and boil until the rice is rotten.

[efficacy] Nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, strengthening spleen and warming liver.