{"id":1888,"date":"2024-01-10T02:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T02:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2024-01-21T18:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T18:35:28","slug":"eikichi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/eikichi\/","title":{"rendered":"Father of Peng Lai Rice &#8211; Iso Eikichi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row row\"><div class=\"vc_column_container col-md-12\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_column-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rice in Taiwan is primarily divided into two main varieties: indica rice and japonica rice. Centuries ago, Taiwan predominantly cultivated indica rice, which had a diverse range of varieties characterized by slender grains and a drier, firmer texture. Today, Taiwan&#8217;s paddy fields mainly grow japonica rice, characterized by round, short grains with a soft and chewy texture. Japonica rice, particularly the variety known as Peng Lai rice, has become a crucial staple in the Taiwanese diet, and credit for this transformation goes to the &#8220;Father of Peng Lai Rice,&#8221; Iso Eikichi.<\/p>\n<p>In 1918, after the end of World War I, Japan faced soaring rice prices. To meet Japan&#8217;s demand, the Taiwan Governor-General&#8217;s Office decided to promote the cultivation of japonica rice in Taiwan. However, japonica rice typically thrives in cooler temperate regions, and the initial attempts to grow it in Taiwan&#8217;s tropical and subtropical climate faced continuous failures. In response, the Governor-General&#8217;s Office appointed Iso Eikichi to lead a breeding research team. After persistent research and testing, they successfully developed a japonica rice variety suitable for Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>In 1926, in order to give Taiwan&#8217;s japonica rice a distinctive identity, the then governor specially named this rice variety &#8220;Peng Lai rice.&#8221; The indica rice varieties previously grown in Taiwan were referred to as &#8220;native rice.&#8221; Since then, Peng Lai rice has officially taken center stage in Taiwan&#8217;s rice consumption, becoming a staple in the Taiwanese diet that continues to this day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo source: Freepik. Wikipedia<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rice in Taiwan is primarily divided into two main varieties: indica rice and japonica rice. Centuries ago, Taiwan predominantly cultivated indica rice, which had a diverse range of varieties characterized by slender grains and a drier, firmer texture. Today, Taiwan's paddy fields mainly grow japonica rice, characterized by round, short grains with a soft and [...]","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u78ef\u6c38\u5409-1-1140x445.jpeg",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u78ef\u6c38\u5409-1-463x348.jpeg",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u78ef\u6c38\u5409-1-300x300.jpeg",300,300,true],"full":["https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u78ef\u6c38\u5409-1.jpeg",1181,1181,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1888"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1903,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1888\/revisions\/1903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiwanrice.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}