Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice

Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice

　　"Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice" is centered around Fuliu Township and covers 41 villages across four towns along the Rongjiang River. It has a long history of cultivation. In the 1970s, "Sanjiang Chrysanthemum Glutinous Rice Honey Wine," made from this rice, won a gold medal at an international competition in Japan. Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice is known for its unique aroma, glossy appearance, soft texture, and delicious taste, and is hailed as the "King of Grains." It enjoys the reputation of "one family steaming rice, a hundred households fragrant." It was once an imperial tribute rice throughout various dynasties. According to the 1946 edition of the *Sānjiāng Xiànzhì* (Chronicles of Sanjiang County), under the section on society: "The food of the Dong people is also glutinous rice. In the morning, they steam rice once in a wooden steamer. All their vegetables, fish, and meat are pickled. They do not need to cook for the other two meals, nor do they use bowls or chopsticks during meals—everyone just washes their hands and eats the glutinous rice by pinching it into balls." The economic section states: "Grains – glutinous rice, non-glutinous rice…". Also, "For the common people, their daily meals regard glutinous rice as the best, followed by non-glutinous rice; they do not eat sticky rice, hence they do not grow sticky grain."

　　"Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice" is represented by "Dashun Fragrant Glutinous Rice" from Dashun Village in Fuliu Township, which has a long history of cultivation. "Dashun Fragrant Glutinous Rice" is a premium grain, serving as an excellent raw material for brewing fine liquor and making delicate pastries, as well as a great gift. The rice is white in color, fragrant and tasty when cooked, soft in texture, and enjoys the praise of "one household cooking porridge, the fragrance wafting through the whole village." It is nutritious and beneficial for the elderly, children, the sick, the weak, and postpartum women. In recent years, agricultural departments in Liuzhou City and Sanjiang County have focused on cultivating "Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice" as a high-quality rice variety. Special funds have been allocated annually for variety selection and dwarfing efforts, achieving preliminary results. Optimized varieties have begun to be promoted for planting. "Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice" is generally harvested from late September to October. The county's total planting area is about 18,000 mu, with a yield of 6,500 tons. There are cooperatives such as the "Sanjiang County Lufukuanglide Li Grain and Oil Professional Cooperative" and the "Sanjiang County Fuliu Township Zhigang Dashun Glutinous Rice Planting Professional Cooperative." Through the modern agricultural development model of "company + base + farmer," "Sanjiang Big Glutinous Rice" has entered the market and achieved rapid development.