There is an old saying in the countryside, "You can't afford rice without drying grain". Why can't rice be dried?

Ordinary grains can be dried, but rice can't. According to the old man? Is sun-dried rice easy to attract evil? . Actually, that's not the case at all. Unlike other grains, rice absorbs water more easily. Generally speaking, the water content of rice is about 15%, so it is easy to store. Once exposed to the sun, the water in the rice grains will quickly evaporate and fall off. In this way, the quality of rice is reduced. It looks no different from the original rice, but it tastes bad and has no smell of rice at all. ?

After sun-drying, a careful observation will reveal many cracks, which can be crushed with a little force. Undoubtedly, the quality of rice is reduced, and dried rice will be more susceptible to moisture if stored, which is not conducive to long-term storage. People who don't understand think that some mysterious force is doing strange things. It looks like the same rice, so it can't be eaten when it is dried. This is why the saying that rice can't be dried is actually a truth that people get through practice.

I asked my friends in the south that they don't store rice directly in rural areas, but actually rice with shells. The newly harvested rice is wet and needs to be dried before it can be stored, otherwise it will be moldy. Of course, drying with shell will not affect the quality. This is also the accumulated experience of people. Directly stored in the shell for the longest time, it is not easy to attract insects. You can go directly to the factory to shell when you want to eat. If rice is stored directly in the shell, it will be eaten by insects within a month.

When storing rice, it should be isolated from water vapor, not directly stacked on the ground, nor placed with other foods with high water vapor. In rural areas, rice jars will be chosen, which is very convenient for storage. Putting a few cloves of garlic in a rice jar or wrapping some peppers in paper can also have a good insect repellent effect.

As the saying goes, food storage must have a good tradition? It is better to shed a thousand drops of sweat than to spoil a grain. First of all, according to the characteristics of different foods, it should not be bad, and then what else? Fresh? . Grain storage is a major event in rural areas, and the losses caused by storage should also be avoided.