As the old saying goes in the countryside, "You can't afford to dry rice without drying the grain". Why can't rice be dried?

Rice is the staple food in our daily life, especially in the south, and people can't live without it for three meals a day. There is an old saying in the countryside. You can't afford to lose money by drying the grain without drying the rice. The rice just harvested has a high water content, so it must be dried for storage, but only the millet can be dried, not the rice behind the shell, otherwise the loss will be great.

why can't rice be dried?

everyone who has lived in the countryside knows that the newly harvested rice needs to be spread out in the sun in time because of its heavy moisture content, and can only be stored in the granary when the moisture content meets the storage requirements. As long as the granary is ventilated and dry, the rice can be stored for several years without deterioration, and then some rice can be taken out and ground into rice when necessary.

if rice is not sold at home, but only for family consumption, it will be milled once every once in a while according to the family consumption, instead of processing a lot at a time. As long as the granary is not damp, does not leak rain, and there are no animals such as mice and sparrows stealing food, rice can be stored for several years without deterioration. Rice, on the other hand, is not easy to store, especially in summer with high temperature and humidity, and it is easy to get insects and mildew.

why can rice be dried to prevent mildew, but rice can't?

This is because rice has a complete shell, which can alleviate the moisture absorption of rice, and has certain resistance to insects and molds, and can maintain high storage stability. Sun-drying millet is to evaporate the moisture of rice and reduce its respiration, so as to reduce the loss of nutrients and avoid the germination and active reproduction of bacteria in high temperature and high humidity. However, after rice is shelled and processed into rice, the outer protective shell of rice grains is lost, so that the germ is directly exposed to the outside air. Rice itself has strong moisture absorption ability, especially in hot and humid summer, rice is easy to mold, attract insects and difficult to store. If the worm-infested rice is dried, although Mi Chong has temporarily escaped, as long as the sun sets and the temperature of the rice drops, those Mi Chong will climb back again, with little effect. Moreover, the moisture content in rice is an important condition to measure the quality of rice. Generally, rice with a moisture content of about 15% has the best quality, the best taste and is easier to store. When rice is exposed to the sun, the water in the rice grains quickly evaporates and loses balance due to the change of temperature. Rice grains will become dry and dull, and cracks will occur, which will easily break and break.

Rice grains also contain some oil, which is prone to rancidity after sun exposure, resulting in loss of nutrition and bad taste of rice. Moreover, the sun-dried rice has cracks, which makes it easier to absorb moisture in the air. When the temperature rises in summer, rice is prone to mildew and worms, which is not conducive to storage. So? You can't afford to lose money by drying the grain without drying the rice. .

In our daily life, we should also try to avoid hoarding rice to avoid unnecessary waste. If you really can't finish eating, you can also take some preventive measures in advance. For example, the rice barrel and rice jar are sealed, and a few grains of garlic or pepper are added inside.