Rice (from seed to plate)

Hello Steemian!

Today post is all about rice and because we have a bountiful harvest just yesterday, I made this brief summary of processes of rice... from seed to plate

Thanks God for a bountiful harvest.

Rice is the staple food of more than a billion people of the world. In the Philippines, this is the no. 1 income producing crop and a staple food for the majority of Filipinos. Typically, rice is eaten here from breakfast until dinner.

Farming

The southwest moonsoon is the sign for every farmers here to ready their fields, it brings heavy rains ( water) which is the most important thing in planting rice. Usually comes every June or July and the start of planting season ( main crop) here.

In main crop, usually the method is transplanting. A portion of a farm is tilled to be ready for seedbeds. A 160-200 kg. (inbred variety) or 40-80kg. ( hybrid) seeds is needed for one hectare of farm.

After 18-25 days old of rice plant it is ready for transplanting. In the field, rice goes to different stages which require varying care and management. After 105-120 days rice is ready for harvesting!..

Rice is ripe and ready for harvest.

Marketing

A buyer is called to see the newly harvested rice grains and after some dealings, the farmer sell his produce.

Milling

Sacks of fresh rice grain goes to ricemills to be dried, stored and goes to the processes of milling to become rice as we see in the markets. Sacks of rice is delivered to different cities and market places.

Photos inside of a ricemill

Cooking

Cooking rice (Filipino way) is very easy.
First rinse it, put it in a pot add water then drain the water.
Then add water again to a ratio of 2:1, 2 cup of water to 1 cup of rice.
In a gas stove, make it boil on high flame.
After boiling, set flame to low or very low for about 10-12 minutes.
Rice is cook when there is no water and it is soft.

Serve hot!.. :)

Thank you for reading..