Qinshui yellow millet [Shanxi Qinshui specialty]

What is Qinshui yellow millet? Authentic Shanxi Qinshui specialty: Qinshui yellow millet

Content summary:Do you want to know what Qinshui yellow millet is? This article is a detailed introduction toShanxi Qinshui specialty - Qinshui yellow millet. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Qinshui yellow millet. The full text takes about 7 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Qinshui yellow millet and its nutritional value? What are the product features of Qinshui Yellow Xiaomi? How did the history of Qinshui yellow millet come about? The production method of Qinshui yellow millet and the awards and honors of Qinshui yellow millet

Basic introduction of Qinshui yellow millet

Xiaomi, also known as millet, is the seed kernel of the Poaceae plant millet. "Qinshui yellow millet" is also abbreviated as "Qinshui yellow". The northern part of our country is rich in millet, especially in the Qinshui Basin at the foot of Lishan Mountain at the junction of Taihang, Taiyue, and Zhongtiao Mountains, where the rice quality is the best

Qinshui yellow millet vitamin has unique characteristics, with the highest content of vitamin B1 among all grains. It can be used to nourish the kidneys, relieve heat, detoxify, enter the spleen and stomach, quench thirst, and stop diarrhea. It has a preventive effect on preventing athlete's foot, peripheral neuropathy, and indigestion; Vitamin B2 has preventive and therapeutic effects on preventing angular inflammation, dry lips, scrotal inflammation, conjunctivitis, and seborrheic dermatitis. It participates in the metabolism of sugar, protein, and fat, maintains normal visual function, and promotes growth; Vitamin C has preventive and therapeutic effects on acute and chronic infectious diseases, promoting the utilization of iron and carbohydrates, the synthesis of fats and proteins, maintaining immune function, hydroxylating 5-hydroxytryptamine, maintaining vascular integrity, and promoting the absorption of non red pigment iron

After steaming and cooking with Qinshui yellow millet, the rice has a strong aroma, with intact golden grains that are soft but not sticky, and have a good taste. It does not regenerate and becomes hard after cooling; Rice soup is a fusion of rice and soup, with pure color, rich aroma, high solid content in rice soup, low swelling of rice grains, and good taste

How did the history of Qinshui Yellow Xiaomi come about<35 In the poem, "King Shun ploughed the mountains for five thousand years, and the rice flowers in the world were flourishing, and only the fragrance of Qinshui", Emperor Kangxi appointed to take Qinshui yellow millet back to the palace to eat, and wrote the four characters "jade dragon scale" on the stone wall at the root of the big white pine tree. Now the inscription still exists, and from then on, "Qinshui yellow millet" It became a tribute to the court

How to make Qinshui yellow millet

millet pumpkin and red date Congee

Materials

75g millet, 15g glutinous rice, 6 red dates, 200g pumpkin

Methods

1. Prepare raw materials, cut red dates into small pieces with scissors, and discard the date stones

2. Cut off the outer skin of the pumpkin (the skin should be slightly thicker), steam it with heat-insulating water until it is cooked

3. Grind into pumpkin puree

4. Soak millet, glutinous rice, and sufficient water in the pot for 15 minutes (add enough water at once), cover and cook<5. After the water boils, open the lid and add red dates<6. Close the lid again and place a spoon in the pot to separate the pot from the lid, leaving some space (to prevent the soup from overflowing), then turn it on and continue boiling over high heat

7. Stir with a spoon every few minutes to prevent the bottom of the pot from sticking. When the Congee is thin and thick enough for your own taste, add pumpkin puree (the consistency of Congee depends on your taste)

8. Spoon the pumpkin mud into the Congee slowly

9. Turn off the fire until pumpkin puree is completely integrated into millet congee and Congee paste appears on the surface

Awards and honors of Qinshui Yellow Xiaomi

Qinshui Yellow Xiaomi was certified as "Green Food" by the China Green Food Development Center in 2003, registered as a "Famous Trademark of Shanxi Province" in 2005, and listed as a "Famous Agricultural Product of Shanxi Province" by the Shanxi Provincial Center for Excellence in 2008