Yangxian Red Rice [Shaanxi Yangxian Specialty]

What is Yangxian red rice? Authentic specialty of Yangxian County, Shaanxi: Yangxian red rice

Summary:Do you want to know what Yangxian red rice is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province - Yangxian Red Rice. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Yangxian Red Rice. The full text takes about 7 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yangxian Red Rice and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Yangxian red rice? How did the history of Yangxian red rice come about? The production method of Yangxian red rice, etc

Basic introduction of Yangxian red rice

Yangxian red rice is produced in Yangxian, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, known as the "hometown of crested ibis". Yangxian County is bordered by Qinling Mountains to the north and Bashan Mountains to the south, with the Han River passing through. It has a long history of cereal crop cultivation. Yangxian red rice has red and pink grain skins, and the majority of rice varieties are semi glassy. It is a type of colored rice in the special rice category, with indica, japonica, glutinous, and sticky grains. Its brown rice is red in color. Due to its unique appearance, color, and rich nutritional value, red rice is loved by consumers and has a certain market share in the domestic market. Red rice, as a special type of rice, has great utilization value. In addition to direct consumption, it can also be used as raw material for brewing, red pigment, and aromatic beverages. In March 2012, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for Yangxian red rice

Yangxian red rice is brown rice with a length to width ratio of ≥ 3.0, a deep red skin, a redness rate of ≥ 85%, a whole red rice rate of ≥ 94%, different varieties of grains ≤ 2.0%, imperfect grains ≤ 3.0%, rice grains ≤ 4 grains/kg, impurities ≤ 0.25%, moisture ≤ 14.0%, crystal clear and delicate, and has an aroma when steamed

How did the history of Yangxian red rice come about

Red rice, also known as Honggu or Hongxiang rice, was formerly known as Ba Yahong. After harvesting red rice, it is dried, processed, and peeled to obtain brown rice, which is called red rice. Its rice is slender, also known as long waisted rice, with a deep red skin and white heart, and a sticky and fragrant texture. According to the legend passed down from the ancestors of the county, the first discovery of strange rice was made by farmers in the wild - similar in color to chaff, but with plump grains. The ancestors had hungry and poor people who ate it, but their understanding of it was vague, so it was called strange rice. The planting history of Yangxian Hongxiang rice dates back to before the Shang and Zhou dynasties; During the Tang Dynasty, the cultivation of red fragrant rice in Yangxian County was already quite common. During the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty, Zheng Ao once traveled along the Tangluo Ancient Road to Huayang County (now Huayang Town, Yangxian County) and saw farmers planting red rice in their fields. He wrote the poem "Hurting Farmers": "A grain of red rice rice, a few drops of cow's jawline blood. People on coral branches hold cups and cannot rest. The fusion of beige and blood color depicts both the hardships of farmers and the characteristics of red rice beige. In the fourth year of the Qianning reign of the Tang Dynasty (897 AD), the poet Wei Zhuang and the envoy for peace, Li Xun, traveled along the Tangluo Ancient Road to Sichuan. While passing through Yang County, they wrote the poem "Rice Fields": "Green waves and spring waves fill the front of the pond, and the extreme eye is filled with clouds and sub red. It is also covered with a thousand drops of snow by herons, breaking through the smoke and entering the painting screen to fly." They depict the natural scenery of Yang County's red rice fields, blue sky and white clouds, and hundreds of birds soaring, which is as beautiful as a painting. Red rice has the functions of nourishing blood, nourishing yin, stimulating appetite, and having moderate effects. It is a tribute rice presented by local officials to the royal family. According to the Qing Dynasty's "Yang County Annals", black rice, fragrant rice, Job's tears rice, and osmanthus rice (red fragrant rice) are tribute rice, which are planted in the Tangshui River, Yishui River, Nanshui River Basin, and Huayang and other places. Native red rice is tall, with a reddish brown color and severe lodging. The yield per mu is less than 100 kilograms, and no one is willing to plant it. It is mostly ordered to be planted by local officials

The production method of Yangxian red rice

1. Harvesting

After the rice is ripe, it is manually harvested on a sunny day, threshed with a wooden thresher, and subjected to separate harvesting and sun drying. Use bamboo baskets for transportation, and lay bamboo mats on the bottom to dry

2. Processing Technology and Storage

1 Processing technology: drying → air selection → screening → stone removal → magnetic separation → shelling → screening → packaging and storage

2. Storage: The warehouse is dry and ventilated, with a relative humidity of ≤ 75% and a temperature of ≤ 25 ℃