Rice is a grain oriental culture. In some villages of Japan, during the busy summer season, residents sometimes eat 4 kg of rice, and during the New Year holidays, the most honorable place on the table is given to rice cakes - kagamimochi, which are considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity. Obviously, such a valuable product needs to be able to store.
Instructions
Step 1
Immediately after the purchase, take care of the safety of the cereal, then you will not have to throw it away and worry about wasted money.
Rice can be stored for 16-18 months, so when buying cereals, always look at the packaging for the release date of the product.
If you put boiled rice in tightly closed plastic containers, put it in the refrigerator, then it can be stored in this way even for more than a week.
Step 2
It is better to store rice (cereals) in ceramic, plastic or glass jars, tightly closed with lids. You cannot store cereals in a plastic bag, it melts and cakes in it. If there is no suitable jar, store it in a paper bag.
This product should be kept in a cabinet in a dry and ventilated area, and high humidity reduces the shelf life of cereals. From time to time, wipe the cabinet in which you store supplies with a cloth dipped in a weak vinegar solution, because the pests of cereals do not tolerate this smell.
Step 3
After purchasing cereals, pour all the contents into a basin, carefully consider the appearance and then periodically review the stocks. If you find insects, immediately sort out the cereals. If there are a lot of insects, then the cereal cannot be used. One infected bag can spread insects to all stocks. You can put a special device or garlic in rice, they scare away rice bugs.
Step 4
Rice has a lot of starch, more than any other cereal. A lot of proteins, and sodium and potassium, are contained in rice grains in a ratio of 1: 5, this is enough to maintain an alkaline-acid balance in the body. Therefore, rice is a dietary balanced product, as it contains everything that a person needs. But this is if you use whole rice, without grinding and polishing. When processing rice, together with the shell, vitamins (B groups), iron compounds, as well as some stimulating and tonic substances that are under the shell of the grain are removed.
Rice is used in therapeutic diets, for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, for the treatment of bronchitis and asthma, is used as a diaphoretic, antipyretic and antitoxic agent in the treatment of influenza and pneumonia. Rice is good for nursing mothers as it increases milk production.
