Interesting Rice Facts

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Rice is one of the most ancient crops. It has been cultivated in China and India since ancient times. It was transferred to Europe in the seventh century AD, and to America only in the seventeenth century AD. Nowadays, cereals are one of the most popular foods in the world. And his story is more than interesting.

Rice was cultivated tens of millennia ago. Great events such as the Crusades and the conquests of Alexander the Great helped to spread it in different parts of the world.

There are 1.4 billion acres of rice in the world, 400 million of which are in India. Its production is concentrated in Asia. In most countries there it is considered sacred, and its ways of consumption are extremely diverse.

In Asian countries, the goddess Devi Sri is worshiped - the goddess of rice and fertility. In Japan, on the other hand, there is a cult of the rice god Inari. In Europe, the main producers are France, Japan, Spain, Italy and Greece. Rice is the main crop for two-fifths of the world's population.

Rice is truly one of the most important foods for the people of Asia. This proves the fact that the names of two of the most popular car brands in the world are associated with it. Translated, the Japanese brand Toyota means abundant rice fields, and Honda - a large rice field.

We have the rice has been grown since the 17th century. Over the years it has been concentrated in the Upper Thracian lowlands, with the most active being the Plovdiv, Pazardzhik, Stara Zagora and Yambol regions.

Rice is the basis of the human food pyramid. In many countries it is an alternative to bread. It is low in calories and useful, as long as it is prepared properly. It is also used to make flour, low in fat, protein and cellulose.

In addition to our familiar white rice, there are many other types - brown rice (whole grain), blanched, red, black, wild rice, short grain or with longer grains, round or elliptical, etc. Different species require specific processing.

Whatever rice you choose, you will not go wrong. The berries are full of complex carbohydrates and proteins, the main source of energy for the body. In addition, they are rich in useful vitamins and minerals and do not contain gluten, which makes them suitable for eating by people with gluten intolerance (celiac disease).

An interesting fact is that world production provides 85 kg of rice for each inhabitant of the planet per year. In addition to food, rice is also used to make beer, alcohol, powder, as well as in the pharmaceutical industry.