An Long Glutinous rice is a kind of glutinous rice, medium grain, white, very flexible glutinous rice, used to make cakes with traditional cakes in Vietnam such as: Banh Chung, Moon Cake.
Long An Glutinous rice is grown in Long An, Dong Thap. In particular, this kind of glutinous rice can only be grown in Tan Tru, Long An, this place gives the best quality glutinous rice.
Long An Glutinous rice exports to China, Philippines and Malaysia a lot.
Rice shape: medium and stubby in shape with milky white color.
After cooking: the rice is soft, very sticky.
An Giang sticky rice is grown 3 times a year (February to April – Winter Spring, June to August – Summer Autumn and November to December – Autumn Winter.)
Areas of this type of rice include Long An, Dong Thap and several other provinces in the Mekong Delta.
| Long An glutinous rice Specifications | |
| Moisture | 14.0% max |
| Foreign matters | 0.2% max |
| Damaged and discolored kernels | 3.0% max |
| Rice Admixture | 10.0% max |
| Red and Red Streaked kernels | 1.5% max |
| Yellow kernels | 1.5% max |
| Paddy grain | 5 grain Max |
| Average Length of Whole Grain | 5.8 mm Min |
| Milling degree | Well milled, double polished and sortexed |
| Crop | New |
