Yixing black rice [Jiangsu Yixing specialty]

What is Yixing black rice? Authentic Yixing specialty: Yixing black rice

Content summary:Do you want to know what Yixing black rice is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Yixing, Jiangsu Province - Yixing black rice. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Yixing black rice. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yixing black rice and its nutritional value? How does the history of Yixing black rice come about? The production method of Yixing black rice, etc

Introduction to Yixing Wu Rice

Yixing Wu Rice is a local specialty food in Yixing, and also a unique folk culture created by the people of Yixing. It has distinct local characteristics and has a great influence around Yixing

The southern candle leaves (commonly known as "wufan grass" in Yixing) used in folk production of wufan are mainly grown in the hilly and mountainous areas of southern Yixing. The rice used to make wufan is usually glutinous rice, mixed with some glutinous rice, and steamed to make it particularly fragrant and delicious. The custom of eating black rice in Yixing has a long history and has been passed down from generation to generation

How does the history of Yixing black rice come about?

According to folklore, it is because of the disciple of Shakyamuni, Mu Lian. Mu Lian's mother suffered and suffered in the hungry ghost path on the 18th floor of hell. After Mu Lian achieved enlightenment, she went to hell to seek permission and visit her mother. However, every time she prepared food, she was snatched up by hungry ghost guards along the way. Mulian often wanders on the mountain in order to satisfy her hungry mother's hunger. One day (on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month), in a state of helplessness and restlessness, Mu Lian casually picked leaves from a short tree beside her on the mountain, put them in her mouth and chewed them in boredom. She found that these leaves were fragrant and delicious, with dark black juice. Mulian thought to herself that if she soaked rice in this kind of leaf juice and cooked it into black rice to send to her mother, she would not be robbed by the prison guards. So Mu Lian took the picked leaves home, crushed them, soaked them in rice juice, steamed them into black rice, and then sent them to her mother. Sure enough, the hungry ghost prison guards stopped fighting, and Mu Lian's mother finally had enough to eat. Mulian ultimately saved her mother from the hungry ghost path. In order to praise the filial piety of Mulian, every household in Yixing eats black rice on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which has been passed down to this day

Method of making Yixing black rice

Ingredients: 500g glutinous rice, 50g southern candle leaves

Method:

1. Wash the glutinous rice thoroughly and set aside for later use<2. Wash the leaves of the southern candle and add 500ml of water. Boil for half an hour, remove the leaf residue, take the juice, and boil glutinous rice in water. Cook over low heat for about 2 hours until the beige color turns black and is cooked until it is tender. It can be eaten immediately