Same, Jiangmi and glutinous rice are the same. Glutinous rice alias is called Jiangmi, at the same time Jiangmi is also a kind of glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is mainly divided into two kinds of indica glutinous rice and japonica glutinous rice, indica glutinous rice is jiangmi; while the other is japonica glutinous rice, also called round jiangmi.

Then again, because of the differences between the north and south, the name of the glutinous rice is also different. The south called "glutinous rice", while the north called glutinous rice "river rice". But in fact, both are glutinous rice. The rice cakes eaten on New Year's Day, the lanterns eaten at the Lantern Festival and the dumplings eaten at the Dragon Boat Festival are all made of glutinous rice, which has a sticky, sticky texture and the food made of it is loved by everyone.

Expanded Information

Jiangmi is rich in B vitamins, which can warm the spleen and stomach, and replenish the middle qi. It has a relieving effect on cold spleen and stomach, poor appetite, bloating and diarrhea. Jiangmi has astringent effect, frequent urination, spontaneous sweating has a better therapeutic effect, but its viscous, difficult to digest, should not be consumed too much at a time, it is advisable to heat and eat.

Elderly, children or patients should be used with caution. Jiangmi rice cakes, whether sweet or salty, its carbohydrates and sodium content is very high, for people with diabetes, overweight or other chronic diseases such as kidney disease, high blood cholesterol should be moderate.

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