【Video】Good rice makes a difference Taiwanese rice In order to raise (tígāo/提高) the quality (pǐnzhí /品質) of rice(mǐ/米), agricultural departments (Nóngyè jú/農業局) started to hold annual rice competitions… 更多 (bǐsài/比賽) in 2004 and expanded the event in 2007, selecting over 1,000 first stage winners from 47 townships in Taiwan to compete for the honor of Top 10 Taiwanese Rice. The event encouraged(gǔlì/鼓勵) people to plant and eat good rice. The new culture also promoted Taiwanese rice and its other products (chǎnpǐn/產品) to places near and far. What is the trend(qūshì/趨勢) right now? It's food items made from high-quality Taiwanese rice, including Tainan Xinying farmers association's Mochi(Máshu/麻糬), which is made from daily Ponglai grain rice(Pénglái mǐ/蓬萊米) for the flavorful yet non-sticky taste that is great for young and old. Link: http://www.huayuworld.org/learningchinese/video/delicacies_detail/170
