Indica rice, also known as long rice and fairy rice, is rice made of indica non-waxy rice. It belongs to a special kind of rice, which is slender, beige and white, and its transparency is worse than other kinds.

When cooking indica rice, because of its strong water absorption and large expansion, the rice yield is relatively high, which is more suitable for making rice noodles, radish cakes or fried rice. Indica rice is more than 7 mm in length, less sticky, brittle and easily broken during processing. Its cross section is oblate, and the color is white and transparent, but some are translucent and opaque.

Classification of indica rice

According to the harvest season of rice, it is divided into early indica rice and late indica rice. Early indica rice grains are broad and short, with white powder, large belly, rich powder, fragile texture, less viscosity than late indica rice and poor quality. Late indica rice grains are slender and slightly flat, with fine texture, generally transparent or translucent, small belly white, more hard grains, greater oiliness and better quality.

In the international market, some indica rice can be divided into long-grain rice and medium-grain rice according to the length of rice grains. Long-grain rice is slender, the ratio of length to width is generally greater than 3, and it is generally waxy, transparent or translucent. Crispy, oily, soft, tough and not sticky after cooking, delicate and delicious, which is the best quality of indica rice.