What is brown rice and how to eat it

Brown rice is a kind of rice food that people like to eat in recent years, but some people don't know much about brown rice, don't know what kind of rice it is, and don't know how to eat it. Today I will give a comprehensive introduction to brown rice, so that everyone can understand what kind of rice it is, and also understand its many different ways of eating.

What is brown rice?

Brown rice is also a kind of rice. Its processing method is relatively simple. You only need to remove the rice husk and retain the pericarp, seed coat and center layer of good rice grains. This kind of rice food also has a lot of crude fiber and a certain amount of rice bran. It tastes relatively rough, but the texture is tight. It takes a long time to cook porridge, but it has higher nutritional value than ordinary rice.

How to eat brown rice

1. Steamed rice

Brown rice can be used to steam rice with rice, but when steaming rice with brown rice, it is best to pair it with an appropriate amount of rice, otherwise the brown rice will have a rough texture and will be a bit difficult to swallow. When steaming rice with it, you can prepare it and rice in a ratio of 2:1, wash it, put it in the rice cooker, add appropriate amount of water and steam it directly, and you can eat it after it is steamed.

2. Brown rice porridge

Brown rice is also commonly eaten as porridge. However, before cooking porridge with brown rice, be sure to wash it clean and soak it in clean water. After soaking for 2 to 3 hours, take it out and put it in a pot. Then add rice, mung beans, red beans and other porridge ingredients, add appropriate amount of clean water and cook it into porridge. After cooking, add a small amount of white sugar to season it. The taste is particularly good.

3. Brown rice tea

Brown rice can also be used to make tea, but before making tea with brown rice, you must first fry it. When frying, you should choose an iron pan and control the fire well. You should fry it slowly over low heat. After frying, the brown rice tea can be stored in a sealed environment. When needed, take out five to ten grams and put it directly into a clean glass bottle, then add boiling water to brew it.

Today I introduced to you what brown rice is and how to eat it. After mastering this knowledge, do you also want to eat some brown rice?