New variety Tainan Indica 18 hits the market: rice flour makes rice noodles and bowl cakes taste even better

A new indica rice variety that can be processed after only a short storage period has been born! The Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (hereinafter referred to as the Tainan DARES) has released "Tainan Indica 18," improving on the shortcoming of past processing rice, which needed to be stored for more than a year before it could be processed, allowing consumers to eat rice processed products made from fresh rice of the current season. Yuan Shun Food, a domestic producer of pure rice noodles, has already trial-produced "Tainan Indica 18 Organic Pure Rice Noodles," praising the variety for its excellent processing performance and rich rice aroma, and the product could hit the market as early as next year.

In addition, in order to promote the rice consumption policy, the Tainan DARES encourages baking businesses to replace wheat flour with rice flour to make "rice bread" with Taiwanese characteristics. It emphasizes that the nutritional value of rice flour is no less than that of wheat, that it does not easily absorb oil during preparation and fits healthy concepts, and that after baking it carries a rich rice aroma.