Khao Nio Phua Long
Khao Nio Phua Long (Sticky rice charms a husband) is a native rice and the “Ko Kho 6” that cultivated in Nongbualamphu. After harvest and husked, the rice will be slender seeds. You could cook and stored in a closed container called "kong khao(rice box)". You will have a soft with aroma, not dry and harden rice.
Definition of Khao Nio Phua Long
Nongbualamphu
Thai tradition in history: When women were married, they were taught by their parents or elders to behave as a “Ruan 3 Num 4”. Ruan 3 consists of: 1) hair; women have to keep their hair clean, neatly combed and not disheveled. 2) body; women have to take good care of their bodies and shape their waist to look good. and 3) house; normally, Thai women have been good housekeepers and always kept their houses clean with nothing cluttered. Num 4 consist of: 1) skill; women are skilled in cooking for their husbands 2) kindness; including generosity, hospitality, helpfulness and Altruism 3) speech; using polite and melodic words to others. And 4) Keeping red lime betel containers. In ancient times, Thais liked chewing betel nut so women had to take care of guests by preparing a set of betel nuts for them. If they left the containers to dry, it meant they were not good housekeepers because guests couldn’t chew it anymore.
Thai tradition in history: When women were married, they were taught by their parents or elders to behave as a “Ruan 3 Num 4”. Ruan 3 consists of: 1) hair; women have to keep their hair clean, neatly combed and not disheveled. 2) body; women have to take good care of their bodies and shape their waist to look good. and 3) house; normally, Thai women have been good housekeepers and always kept their houses clean with nothing cluttered. Num 4 consist of: 1) skill; women are skilled in cooking for their husbands 2) kindness; including generosity, hospitality, helpfulness and Altruism 3) speech; using polite and melodic words to others. And 4) Keeping red lime betel containers. In ancient times, Thais liked chewing betel nut so women had to take care of guests by preparing a set of betel nuts for them. If they left the containers to dry, it meant they were not good housekeepers because guests couldn’t chew it anymore.
To prepare young women to be real Thai ladies, parents taught them to know the
duties of a housewife and how to influence husbands to love more. Women had to
cook a delicious meal for their husbands because, at that time, there were no stores
for buying food. From the time when they were young, they were trained to cook
with their own materials. They had to know how to cook sticky rice in order to
get soft and tasty rice. When cooked properly, husbands didn’t want to leave
the home to eat outside. Whether it was rainy or windy they still loved and
never left their wives. This is the origin of these words “Khao Nio Phua Long
(sticky rice charms a husband)”.
The majority people in Nongbualamphu
province like to have “sticky rice” as the staple food for long time. As seen
in the museum of dinosaur fossils over hundreds millions years ago. Including
rice seed became stone. It shows that people in Nongbualamphu have been related
with sticky rice. Today more than 70 percent of cultivated rice is sticky rice
and mostly was local sticky rice. And “Ko Kho 6” is the best and suitable
cultivation right here. Because there are 11 rivers flow through this area:
river of Huay Pa-niang, Puay, Pong, Mo, Huay som, Huay dau, Huay mong, Huay
kolo, Huay bon, Huay kanan and Huay luang. These rivers fed all generations in
Nongbualamphu for long and long time ago.
The people have sticky rice
3 meals a day with native food such as “Som tam” “Laab” “Koi” all together in
the family. They grow rice in the paddy field then cook by themselves. They cook and stored in a closed
container called "kong khao(rice box)". Then they have a soft with
aroma, not dry and harden rice.
The “Gaba-rice of Nongbualamphu”ใ
The Gaba-rice is the Nongbualamphu cultural heritage. Native people invented and developed indigenous knowledge for this product. It is the unique product and one of available that visitors could buy for eating or souvenir.
Developing The Gaba-rice in Nongbualamphu.
The Gaba-rice Rice is the interesting innovation. It is grown in organic way,
non-toxic and chemical free. People bring normal rice to Germinate through the
process. Normally, rice itself contains many compounds such as fiber, Phytic
acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, and GABA (Gamma Amino Butyric Acid) which helps to
prevent diseases such as cancer, diabetes etc. which is a health benefit from
the nutrients. Moreover it is easy to cook, eating easier than regular brown
rice as well. So it becomes the popularity of the consumers.
The Gaba-rice Rice is made from khao nio phua
long that cultivated in Nongbualamphu. The process of cultivation is organic
way and chemical free. golden grain, nutrient, soft, aroma and plenty of GABA.
