Red glutinous rice is actually Redmi, which is extremely rich in nutrition. After cooking, the color is like rouge, which is particularly fragrant and tastes excellent. Red glutinous rice, also known as rouge rice, was very popular during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor likes to eat rouge rice every day, which shows the delicious taste of red glutinous rice.

Red glutinous rice, also known as "Yutian rouge rice", is an extremely precious crop, originating from Yulanzhuang, Fengnan County, Hebei Province. This kind of rice is oval and cylindrical, especially suitable for making zongzi. Add some red dates to zongzi, which is sweet and delicious.

History and culture:

Rouge rice was first seen in Yutian County Records during the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

In the fifty-third chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, "Wu Tiegong said' Yutian rouge rice and two stones'." Back to the seventy-fifth, "grandma asked if there was any porridge to eat. You Shi has already held a bowl, saying it is red rice porridge; Grandmother Jia took it and ate half a bowl. He also ordered someone to send this porridge to Xi-feng. In New Evidence of A Dream of Red Mansions (Zhou, Tangdi Publishing House, 1953 edition), the author made textual research on the "rouge rice" mentioned in it.

The author quoted relevant records in four ancient books. These four ancient books are: Liu Tingqian's Magazine in the Garden, Zhen Wu's Collection of Yang Jizhai, Kangxi's Collection of Imperial Collection and Record of Yongxian.

Because this kind of rice is rare and delicious, when former Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka visited China, he tasted this kind of rice in the VIP table and held it in his arms and read it. He actually asked Chairman Mao for this rice. According to the insider, this rice is really for Japan.