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What is cauliflower rice?
Cauliflower rice is cauliflower that looks like rice.

Cauliflower rice is the broken flower left after cauliflower stems are removed, which looks like rice grains, so it is called cauliflower rice. Cauliflower, also known as cauliflower, cauliflower or cauliflower, is an annual plant of Brassica in Cruciferae, which originated in the eastern Mediterranean and was introduced to China at the beginning of19th century. Cauliflower is a very popular vegetable with delicious taste, rich nutrition and high medicinal value.

Introduction of cauliflower rice

Every once in a while, it seems that there is a special preference for a certain food. At present, cauliflower rice is only popular in some European and American countries. Google's search data from the beginning of 20 14 to February this year shows that people's interest in "cauliflower rice" has surged. Cauliflower, also known as cauliflower, cauliflower or cauliflower, is a variety of cabbage.

Some vegetable processing enterprises break cauliflower into "cauliflower rice", which is sought after by consumers. The British "Daily Mail" said that the sales of pasta have been decreasing in recent years, but the sales of rice are increasing, because the calories of flour with the same weight are slightly higher than that of rice. Nowadays, many people simply don't even eat rice, but use "cauliflower rice" with lower calories.

Several companies, such as Britain's Hulk, have introduced bagged fresh or quick-frozen cauliflower rice products. Last year, the sales of cauliflower in the United States increased by 65,438+03%, and people used chopped cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes, dough and other ingredients mentioned in recipes.