Maba oil sticky rice is a famous specialty in Qujiang County. It was used as a “Gongmi” in the feudal society. Its rice is slender, crystal clear and white, smooth and soft, and the teeth and cheeks are fragrant after meals. Maba oil sticky rice is excellent, the casserole risotto is overflowing, the rice noodles are shiny, and the rice grains are placed on the paper with oil traces, so it is called oil sticky, because its origin is in Qujiang Maba. The name is "Maba oil sticky".

[Culture Background] Qujiang County in the mountainous area of ​​northern Guangdong has been rich in the beauty of the mountains and rivers since ancient times. The Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu’s verse “Qu Jiang’s mountains and rivers smelled for a long time” was popular, and the Tang Dynasty’s famous Zhang Jiuling came from Qujiang County. According to legend (in the early Qing Dynasty), Maba oil sticky rice was worshipped as a tribute to the court. It was well-known in Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia in the early years of the Republic of China. According to research, Maba oil stick has a cultivation history of more than 400 years. The history of planting rice in the dam is long-lasting. The most productive of the dam is the oil-filled and best quality around the Maba Lion Rock. It is the site of the “Shijie Culture” and “Maba People”. When excavating the cultural relics, In the third floor of the stove pit, ash pit and 15 tombs filled with earth and pottery, it was found to be clustered rice and rice grains, all of which have been charred, and the granules are still distinguishable. It was identified by the Institute of Food Crops of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Cultivated rice. Carbonized rice and grain have been around for more than 4,000 years. Its discovery provides important material information for studying the origin, evolution and spread of cultivated rice in the Pearl River Basin in South China. It is also why the Maba oil is planted in this place. The best quality, passed down from generation to generation, provides a good evidence that rice cultivation in the vicinity of Lion Rock has a history of more than 4,000 years. From the perspective of the grain type of carbonized rice, experts believe that it is japonica rice. Some grain types are very similar to the modern Maba oil sticky rice. The Maba oil stickiness is definitely related to it, indicating that the history of the Maba oil sticky variety has been very Long time. According to the "Qujiang Township" edited in the 28th year of Guangxu Emperor Guangxu (1902), "The rice has Mang Valley... There are two non-sticky ones: one day, the common one is sticky, the species is very complicated, the horse The dam yellow stick is the most" (Maba yellow stick is one of the varieties of Maba oil sticking); the Maba oil stick has been planted in large quantities during the Qing Dynasty, and the oil quality of the yellow shell is the best, and it is also very famous. According to the "Shaoguan City Records", the famous specialty products - Maba oil sticky, named after the production of Maba Town in Qujiang County, the quality of rice is especially good for the production of Lion Rock, all the townships have planted, the varieties have High-foot oil sticking, short-legged oil sticking, etc. (farmers are divided by the height of the variety of growth), especially the short-foot oil stick (yellow shell, with awn) is the best, Maba oil sticky beige micro-strip green, slender, rice When cooked, the scent is overflowing, the rice surface looks oily, the rice is soft and smooth, and the cheeks are fragrant after a meal. In the Qing Dynasty, he used to be a "Gongmi". In the early years of the Republic, he planted more than 30,000 acres a year, with a total output value of 3,500 to 4,000 tons, which was exported to Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta region of the province. IV. Cultural accumulation In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the planting area was about 30,000 mu, with a total output of about 1,000 tons. It was sold as a local specialty product to Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries. In the 1950s, it was once in the Indian International Expo and won the "Quality Rice". Honor. Due to the good quality of the Maba oil, the products are sold well in the Pearl River Delta, especially in the Guangzhou market. It has become a “sounding” brand. Chengwen (formerly the vice chairman of the Renhua County CPPCC has retired) wrote a “Maba” in 1958. The article "The Oily Sticky Guangzhou 13th Line" was published in the "Yangcheng Evening News", and the citizens rushed to buy the Maba oil sticky rice. In 1959, Maba oil was transferred to the ocean in North America for trial planting. [Brand construction] Time entered the 1990s, Qujiang County combined with mountain development, vigorously exerting superior resource products, the recovery and development of Maba oil sticky was included in the agenda of important work, the agricultural department set up a scientific and technological research team, specializing in Responsible for the selection and breeding of Maba oil, purification and rejuvenation and promotion of planting. By 1992, the planted area of ​​the county was restored to more than 30,000 mu, and a company specializing in the management of Maba oil was established, and the trademark “White Horse” was registered and became a nationwide. One of the first registered quality rice brands. In 1995, the scientific research project “Development and Popularization of Maba Oil Sticky” won the first prize of Shaoguan Science and Technology Progress Award; in 1996, Maba Oil Sticky Rice won the Gold Prize of the Second China Agricultural Expo; in 1997, it won the Third China Agricultural Expo. "Brand brand products" title; "White Horse" brand Maba oil sticky rice won the first batch of five categories of food "QS" mark in the country at the end of 2002, in the same year also won the "Reassuring Rice" title issued by China Food Industry Association, won the country in 2003 Green food" sign. At present, the planting area of ​​Maba oil sticky rice has reached 200,000 mu, with an annual output of 85,000 tons of rice, which has driven 26,500 households. The direct economic income of farmers has reached 255 million yuan; the production and processing enterprises have an annual output of 51,000 tons of rice, directly The economic income reached 357 million yuan. [Knowledge Link] The practice of Maba oil sticky rice: cook rice with a cup of water and a cup of water. The rice is smooth and soft, and the taste is very good. It can also be cooked according to the usual habit.

Maba oil sticky rice quality technical requirements I. Rice varieties such as Meixiang sticky, silver sticky, etc. Second, cultivation. Early creation (Spring planting) is planted before March 10, and thrown (plugged) around April 20; late planting (Autumn planting) is planted before July 10, and thrown (plugged) before August 1st. The amount of seed used per acre is 1.5 kilograms, and the number of basic seedlings per acre in the field is 4 to 60,000, which is reasonably densely planted. Apply organic matter base fertilizer and rationally topdress. Reasonable irrigation and drainage, thin water throwing (plugging) sputum, shallow moisture sputum, enough seedlings to expose the field, medium-term moderate sun-control seedlings, shallow water heading grouting, moist yellow ripening. Third, processing. Rice removal → de-stone → valley → grain separation → rice milling → polishing → white rice classification → color selection → packaging. Fourth, quality characteristics. The rice grains are small and exquisite, without belly white, crystal clear, translucent, rich in oily texture. After the meal, the rice grains are slightly curled like shrimps, and the entrance is smooth and soft. Rice length u0026gt; 5mm, aspect ratio u0026gt; 3, 1000-grain weight 12~17g, amylose (dry basis) content 16~20%; chalkiness ≤3.0%; gel consistency ≥70mm.