Highland Red Rice

 - Uses :
     ✦ Red rice (also known as dragon blood rice) has plump grains with a reddish-brown color; when broken in half, the inside of the grain remains red. When cooked, it is very fragrant and rich, with a nutty flavor that becomes sweeter and richer the more you chew. Red rice contains starch, protein, fat, fiber, various acids, vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6, and acids such as paraaminobenzoic (PABA), folic acid (vitamin M), phytic acid, along with trace elements: calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium, glutathione (GSH), potassium, and sodium.
     ✦ Dragon blood rice helps prevent cardiovascular disease, fight cancer, prevent asthma, fight osteoporosis, create a feeling of fullness thus aiding weight loss, and especially has the ability to eliminate toxins from the body.
     ✦ Dragon blood rice is a highly nutritious type of rice that can be ground into flour for babies' weaning, cooked into porridge with meat and vegetables to provide a rich source of energy and micronutrients, helping children eat well and grow quickly. It is also very good for pregnant women or sick people who need to replenish their bodies.
  How to cook red rice:
     Unlike other types of rice, red rice is very hard, so to ensure it cooks evenly, expands well, and becomes sticky, it should be soaked for about 20 hours before cooking. Additionally, red rice requires more water than regular white rice, with a ratio of 1:3 or 1:4.