Thai fragrant rice is a long-grain rice originated in Thailand and is a kind of indica rice. It is world-famous for its delicious taste and unique fragrance of pandanus. It is one of the rice varieties with the largest export volume in the world after Indian fragrant rice.

Thai fragrant rice is mainly produced in the northeast of Thailand, especially in Roi Et, Ubuntu, Burinan, Four-color Chrysanthemum, Surin, Isodon and other places.

distinguish the true from the false

1, observe its type.

It is slender, the germ has no white spots, and the whole is translucent; The grain shape is neat and consistent, the average length of rice grains is not less than 7 mm, and the average width is not less than 3 mm; Beige is pure white, transparent and contains the unique fragrance of pandanus leaves.

2. Look at its standards

For consumers, to buy authentic original Thai fragrant rice, we must recognize three signs.

The green cycle sign registered by the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand. This is a green circular icon with three golden ears of rice printed with the words "Thai Hom Mali Rice" in English. The original imported Thai fragrant rice trademark bar code is marked with 885 at the beginning, and the domestic packaging is marked with 69 at the beginning; Authentic fragrant rice is marked "Made in Thailand".

Step 3 taste it

Common rice in China is divided into indica rice and japonica rice. Among them, indica rice is slender and looks like Thai fragrant rice, but its taste is different. In addition, the water content of Thai fragrant rice is lower than that of China rice, and the shelf life can reach 2 years, so Thai fragrant rice is not easy to deteriorate and easy to store.