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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