You probably haven’t thought much of certain details about rice,
right? After all, all that matter is that it’s a delicious cooking staple
that’s readily available, relatively cheap and able to be eaten alongside a
variety of dishes. Jumia Travel,
the leading online travel agency shares 9 interesting things you probably
didn’t know about rice, you never know when the information might just come in
handy.
Rice Can Last For Years – Unless it’s Brown
Uncooked white rice can stay fresh and edible for anywhere
between 10 and 30 years (if stored properly). However, uncooked brown rice has
a shelf life of just three to six months because of its bran coating which
tends to oxidize within this time.
Rice Can Poison You
It can if it’s not stored properly. When cooked rice is left at
room temperature, the spores in the uncooked rice that survived cooking tend to
grow bacteria that can eventually cause food poisoning. To avoid this, you it
is advisable to cook as much rice as you’ll eat, or cool leftover cooked rice
in the fridge and reheat to steaming hot when you want to eat again.
All White Rice Starts Brown
You probably already knew this, but then maybe you didn’t. All
white rice is just brown rice that has been rid of its bran coating and
polished.
Rice Grows Everywhere except Antarctica
Rice is adaptable and easy to grow, which makes it possible to
grow almost anywhere. It also has a very high yield which makes it a terrific
crop to grow to feed a large population. Just a seed of rice can result in over
3,000 grains.
Toyota and Honda Are Named After Rice
These two Japanese brand cars were named after rice. Toyota
actually means “Bountiful Rice Field” and Honda means “The Main Rice Field”.
Rice Needs a Lot Of Water To Grow
Rice cultivations utilize about 5,000 litres of water to produce
just 1kg of rice!
Eating Rice Can Actually Make You Happier – Really!
Of course, eating something as delicious and satisfying as rice
can typically make you happy, but aside this, carbohydrates like rice trigger
the production of serotonin in your brain. Serotonin is a hormone known to
boost mood and help reduce your appetite. Plus, rice is additionally easy to
prepare, relatively cheap and nutritionally rewarding. Who wouldn’t be happy
about that?
Wild Rice Exists but It Isn’t Actually Rice
Wild rice is a distant relative to every other rice eaten today,
most of which are in the Oryza sativa family. Wild rice is part of the Zizania
genus and its grains are harvested from marsh grasses grown in North America
and China.
The Great Wall of China is Held Together By Sticky Rice
While the
Great Wall was being built during the Ming dynasty in the 15th and 16th centuries,
workers used a porridge made with rice along with calcium carbonate as a mortar
to hold the wall’s stones together.
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