The 88-year-old Minong Xie in the United States beat the global master and won the Japanese rice for Taiwan for the first time. Golden reward for Taste Identification

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Miannong Xie, from Taitung Pool, can be called the most legendary figure in the rice world this year. The 88-year-old "American uncle" participated in Taiwan's rice talent competition for the first time this year, that is, he won the champion of Taitung and the national organic rice group. Then in November, he went to Japan to participate in the rice, which is regarded as "the pinnacle of the global rice world". The Food Taste Analysis and Identification Competition stood out among 36 other Japanese contestants and won the Golden reward for Taiwan for the first time. There is only a gap of 2 votes from Hokkaido rice, which is in the first place.

"it is surprising that Taiwan rice can be of such a standard." Accompanied by Japanese rice taste appraiser Chien Shuohong, he relayed the opinion of the Japanese judges that Xie's rice had a very bright surface and good water retention, but it tasted soft and Q, and finally went very smoothly into the throat. "it's not like a lot of rice will feel astringent, which makes people want to take one mouthful after another."

"I am 88 years old, and it is impossible for me to participate in the competition again. What Taiwan needs is more rice growers, not a thank you to the United States." Xie Mei said that he will officially retire at the age of 90. There are many rice growers in Taiwan, and they happen to be lucky, but there are many better people, and their rice is worth seeing.

Director of Agriculture and Grain Hu Zhongyi (left), Pond Farmer Xie Mei (right) (Photo _ Lin Yijun) grows rice for more than a year, but becomes famous in a war at peace with the world

At the beginning, his father thought Taiwan was a beautiful country, so he named him the United States. He, who speaks Taiwanese all the time, just celebrated his 88th birthday and emigrated from Changhua to Chi Shang after the 1987 floods in 48. It has been more than 70 years since he began to grow rice at the age of 17. He said that he usually did not take special care of rice, that is, he followed the guidance of farmers' associations and agricultural reform farm experts, fertilizing and weeding step by step, and thank God for winning this award.

Because of his indifferent character of fame and fortune, Xie the United States had never participated in the competition before, but because of the repeated invitations from the farmers' association on the pool, he agreed to participate in the competition, but unexpectedly, he made it all the way to become the champion of the national organic rice group. But the subsequent "rice. Taste analysis and identification competition, in which the farmers' association took out three kilograms of the champion rice he handed in, and after receiving the Golden reward, Director of Agriculture of Taitung County Hsu Ruigui personally congratulated him, which made him puzzled.

Xie Mei, who owns about 15 hectares of land, has an annual output of about 30 to 40 metric tons. after repeatedly asking him the secret of growing rice, he replied that his field comes from the irrigation of Xinwulu River, and it is very important to maintain the leveling of the field. the smaller the difference between the highest and lowest places in the same paddy field, the more even the water level is, the better the rice will grow.