Wuchang rice, named after its origin, is produced in Wuchang District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, and is also a landmark product of chinese national geography. As we all know, the rice produced in Northeast China is famous all over the country because of its geographical location and climatic advantages, and so is Wuchang area, which has a unique environment for growing rice.

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Wuchang rice belongs to the "japonica rice" variety in rice, but its grain shape is more slender than ordinary japonica rice. Wuchang rice has a strong fragrance. If you grab a handful of rice and put it away, you can smell the obvious fragrance, and the cooked rice is also full of fragrance. From the taste point of view, Wuchang rice tastes sweeter, softer and chewier, and leftovers are not easy to come back.

When buying Wuchang rice, be sure to look for the "GB/T 19266" implementation standard number printed on the rice bag. This kind of rice is the authentic Wuchang rice.

Characteristics of silk seedling rice

Wuchang rice mentioned earlier belongs to typical northern rice, and a large part of people who are not used to Wuchang rice are southerners. Because the rice cooked by Wuchang rice is soft and glutinous, it is not difficult to understand that Wuchang rice is not used to people who are used to eating the southern rice with distinct particles and chewiness from snacks.

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Having said that, we have to mention Simiaomi, one of the representatives of southern rice. You may be unfamiliar with Simiao rice, but if you have eaten Guangdong gourmet clay pot rice, you will be impressed by this oily and chewy rice. When cooking authentic clay pot rice, the rice used is Simiao rice.

Simiao rice belongs to the "indica rice" variety in rice, and its shape is slender as silk. Compared with the rice cooked by Wuchang rice, the rice cooked by Simiao rice has a firmer taste, distinct grains, chewy taste and no sticky feeling. Simiao rice is produced in many places, but Zengcheng, Guangdong Province is the most famous. Zengcheng Simiao Rice is also a symbolic product of chinese national geography.

Characteristics of Thai fragrant rice

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Wuchang rice and Simiao rice mentioned above belong to domestic rice. If the most common imported rice in domestic supermarkets is Thai fragrant rice. Thai fragrant rice is mainly produced in northeast Thailand and belongs to the "indica rice" variety of rice. The rice grains are thin and long, and there are no white spots in the germ.

Authentic Thai fragrant rice, steamed rice has a special flavor, which is more fragrant than eating. From the taste point of view, the rice cooked by Thai fragrant rice has distinct particles, hard taste and very chewy. However, I would like to remind you that there are many fake "Thai fragrant rice" on the market, and the authentic Thai jasmine fragrant rice will be printed with the green logo as shown below.