Jiangmi belongs to a kind of glutinous rice, glutinous rice is divided into indica glutinous rice and Japonica glutinous rice, indica glutinous rice is jiangmi, long and thin shape: Japonica glutinous rice for round glutinous rice, also called round jiangmi. Jiangmi shape is long and thin, round glutinous rice shape is short and thick, is one of the home often eaten grain.

Jiangmi is actually familiar with one of the glutinous rice, just people in the northeast region like to call him Jiangmi, while people in the southern region like to call it glutinous rice. It is generally divided by color for two kinds, one for the common white, the other for the red.

Jiangmi is mostly opaque and has a great deal of stickiness. It is a common ingredient in the production of sticky food, such as the dumplings eaten by friends during the Dragon Boat Festival, as well as the convenient eight-treasure congee or rice cakes sold in supermarkets or stalls, so Jiangmi is really ubiquitous.

Related Notes

The Yangtze River rice is mostly grown in the south, where it can be harvested two to three times a year due to the warmer climate, which leads to a relatively cheaper price. Round river rice is mostly grown in the north, due to the colder weather, so it can only be harvested once a year, which leads to a relatively expensive price.

The Yangtze River rice is shaped like a long strip belonging to the indica glutinous rice, while the round river rice is shaped like a round belonging to the round-grained glutinous rice. When you eat it, it's more viscous and has a stronger flavor, while the rounded rice is softer and sweeter.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiangmi