In the concentrated rice market season of The New Rice in Modu, the reporter of the Morning News and Zhou Zhou integrated the 8 major questions that netizens paid the most attention to, and specially invited Gu Yulong, an expert in rice planting and an extension researcher of the Municipal Agricultural Technology Center, to answer in detail.
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It is reported that most of the rice in various places has been harvested after the National Day, and recently, including the new rice produced in Shanghai, new rice in Jiangsu, Northeast and other places have entered the market for sale. Shanghai Agricultural Products Wholesale Market is the largest agricultural products wholesale market in Pudong, and its agricultural products, including grain and oil, pork, vegetables, fruits, etc., are sold to Pudong and its surrounding Huangpu, Yangpu, Xuhui and other areas.
Shangnong wholesale dealers revealed that after the National Day, their market rice sales doubled compared with the previous month. A large number of enterprises, canteens, restaurant companies, and retailers come to the market to wholesale new rice, and many citizens buy whole bags and bags after entering. Dealer Yao boss reflected that after a large number of new rice was listed, many citizens were not interested in rice the following year, and the first sentence they asked when they came to buy rice was "new rice has been cut, how much is the price". Once a brand of new rice is selected, the purchase volume will be much more than usual.
Ms. Zou lives in Sanlin, and after learning that the new rice is on the market, she drove to buy new rice. She said that this year there was a lot of rain, and the rice that was placed at home last year absorbed water very much, and Huang Meitian did not eat delicious rice after huangmei. Finally waiting for the new rice to go on the market, after selection, today she chose Chongming rice and bought 4 bags at a time, twice as much as usual. Ms. Zou said:
Buy more new rice, not only for cooking rice, but also for porridge, cooking balls, etc., new rice is delicious. ”
After visiting a number of supermarkets and fresh stores today, the reporter learned that most of the rice sold by supermarkets such as Lianhua, Hualian, agriculture, industry and commerce is supplied to ordinary working-class citizens, mainly selling 2 to 5 yuan a kilogram of rice, while a small amount of rice is 10 yuan or more per kilogram.
Hema mainly sells medium and high-grade rice of 5 yuan or more per kilogram. It was found that the current price of Shanghai-made new rice sold by supermarkets and fresh stores is basically the same as the price of new rice in Northeast China, and most of the new rice prices of the two are between 5 and 16 yuan per kilogram, and the price of some Shanghai-produced rice even exceeds that of Northeast Wuchang rice. The investigation learned that one of the Five Constant New Rice retailed at 6.8 yuan a catty, while Songlin Songjiang New Rice retailed 9.98 yuan a catty, and another Songlin Songjiang New Rice retailed at 7.98 yuan a catty.
Aunt Ge, who was shopping for new rice at Hema, said:
My old lover and I tasted it and felt that the new rice produced in Shanghai was becoming more and more delicious, especially the new varieties introduced in recent years, the soft sticky aroma and its taste even exceeded the Northeast Wuchang rice. In the past, I always liked to buy Northeast rice, but now I have changed my stuttering to Chongming or Qingpu rice. ”
During the interview, some citizens reported that they went to supermarkets, grain stores, etc. to buy rice, and found that most of the bagged rice did not indicate new rice and old rice, so that when they bought rice, "The second monk was confused" when buying rice. Ask the staff of supermarkets, grain stores and others, most of them responded "I don't know". So go to supermarkets, grain stores, etc. to buy rice, how to distinguish whether bagged rice is new rice or old rice?
Gu Yulong explains:
Generally, bagged rice is not marked with new rice and old rice, and the bagged rice sold by some stores is likely to be old rice, and perhaps the bag of old rice has been placed for more than 2 years. Therefore, go to the supermarket, rice shop, want to buy bagged new rice, please pay attention to the bagged rice around the logo, if the store in the rice around the special sign marked 'new rice', then the bagged rice should be new rice. ”
A question: What is "rice"?
A: Food made from rice as raw material and milled and processed is called rice or rice. Rice is divided into four categories according to raw rice: indica rice, japonica rice, indica glutinous rice and japonica glutinous rice. The rice made of indica rice is fluffy, good in swelling and poor in taste; rice made of japonica rice has a tight structure, small rise, and soft texture; indica glutinous rice and japonica glutinous rice grains are milky white, opaque, and sticky rice, and are generally used to wrap rice dumplings, make glutinous rice pastries and make wine. When Shanghainese say "rice," they mean japonica rice.
Second question: What is high-quality rice?
A: There are national standards for high-quality rice, and the main indicators include crushed rice (the total amount shall not exceed 10%), processing accuracy (fine milling, suitable milling), chalk whiteness (the white opaque part of the rice should be less than 6%, the lower the value, the better), the taste score value (the higher the better, not less than 70 points), the impurity limit (not higher than 0.25%), the yellow rice grain (the content shall not be higher than 0.5%), etc.
The rice planting area of Modu this year is more than 1.35 million mu, and the vast majority of the rice planted is japonica rice, of which the rice planting area that meets the national standard of high-quality rice varieties has accounted for more than 90% of the total.
Three questions: What do Shanghainese people say about "delicious food"?
A: Shanghainese say that rice is "delicious", in addition to requiring rice to meet the national standard of high-quality rice, it also needs to meet the tastes of Shanghainese, the so-called "high-quality food" rice. "High-quality food taste" rice mainly refers to rice that is soft and sticky, smooth and non-sticky. This year, the rice planting area of Modu that meets the national high-quality rice standard and has "high quality food taste" accounts for about 40% of the total planting area, about 500,000 mu.
Four questions: Is there a difference between Chongming rice, Songjiang rice and Qingpu rice?
A: Shanghai's characteristic rice is distributed in all grain-producing areas and suburban farms and entity enterprises in the city. The area with a large planting area is Chongming, Songjiang and Qingpu three districts, and the rice planted in the three districts has similar characteristics, mainly reflected in soft glutinous, fragrant and smooth taste, but the focus is different, of which Chongming is mainly planted with "Nan japonica 46", which has a softer texture; Songjiang is mainly planted with "Rosin Japonica 1018" and "Matsuzao Morning Fragrance No. 1", which is more chewy; Qingpu is mainly based on "Qingxiang Soft Japonica", and the taste is smoother.
Five questions: To choose different rice for porridge and rice?
A: Usually the public buys rice mainly for cooking rice, and the public can choose different varieties of rice according to different tastes. Porridge needs to choose rice with higher gum consistency, so that the porridge is thicker, it is recommended to choose "Nan Japonica 46", "Green Fragrant Soft Japonica", "Silver Fragrance 38" and so on.
Question 6: How long is the new rice suitable?
A: New rice is not easy to put for a long time, and it is easy to mold and mildew for a long time. Rice processed from rice harvested in autumn has a high moisture content (16.5%), and it is recommended to eat it within one month after purchase. Rice harvested in autumn and stored in winter, reprocessed rice generally has a low water content (15.5%), and the storage time can be slightly longer, preferably within 3 months.
Because the water content in the air is particularly high in the season, it is necessary to eat the rice as soon as possible after opening the vacuum packaging, otherwise it is more likely to deteriorate.
Seven questions: How to distinguish between new rice and old rice?
A: New rice refers to the rice harvested and marketed that year, and the rice cooked with new rice has a rich rice fragrance, the rice grains are crystal clear, full of color, white, lustrous, and the taste is soft and chewy. Aged rice is processed into rice produced every other year, and its appearance, nutrition, taste and taste are significantly inferior due to the temperature, humidity, insect erosion and respiration of the rice itself during the storage process.
The method of identifying new rice and old rice is: first, "view": to see whether the whole batch of rice samples is shiny, generally the new rice has obvious luster, and the old rice looks relatively dull (except for polished rice); the second is "smell": smell whether the whole batch of rice has an inherent fragrance of rice, and chen rice generally has no clear fragrance. Or grab a small handful of rice samples with clean hands, put them between the palms of your hands and gently rub them, and then smell the taste when you feel the slight heat of the rice grains; the third is "snort": gently bite 1-2 grains of rice with your teeth, the new rice should have a faint sense of fragrance, and the old rice is nothing, and even has a peculiar smell. No fragrance or even odor, as well as dullness, are the two most obvious characteristics of distinguishing chen rice.
Eight questions: How much new rice is the most cost-effective at the selling price?
A: At present, new rice is being listed in large quantities, but the price difference is quite large, so how can the public choose new rice with moderate price, good quality, soft and sticky taste and smooth taste? Gu Yulong believes that the vacuum small packaged rice produced by the choice of Magic City has a green certification mark, a registered trademark, a place of origin and a production date, and a retail price of 7 to 8 yuan a catty is the most cost-effective, and the ordinary packaged rice of 5 yuan to 6 yuan is the most affordable.
Source: Thoughtful