Japonica rice is also known as rice, hard rice, rice. For the seed kernel of rice in the grass family.?

Indica rice is also known as southern rice, machine rice. The seed kernel of indica rice of the grass family.

Southern people are accustomed to eating indica rice, northern people favor japonica rice.

The nutritional value and therapeutic efficacy of indica rice is similar to that of round-grained rice, but the grain is more slender, suitable for steaming rice, high rate of rice, easy to satiety but poorer eating mouth. Japonica rice is suitable for porridge, have spleen, and stomach, nourishing effect.

Rice to "fat and thin" and divided into two kinds: round-grained rice and indica rice.

Japonica rice is made of "round-grained, non-glutinous rice", and its grains are generally oval in shape, known as "fat rice", and are commonly found in pearl rice, crystal rice, and northeastern rice. According to the harvest season of japonica rice is divided into "early japonica rice" and "late japonica rice" two kinds.

The indica rice is made of "indica-type non-glutinous rice", and the grains are generally long oval or elongated, and the common ones are Thai Fragrant Rice, Silk Mushroom Rice, Chinese Fragrant Rice, and Cat's Tooth Rice, etc. The indica rice is made of "indica-type non-glutinous rice", and the grains are generally long oval or elongated. According to the indica rice harvest season, divided into "early indica rice" and "late indica rice" two kinds.