Henry Chong & Co.-olde chinatown SF

Henry Chong is/​was a distributor of rice and beans. his branded rice is «AA» brand, texas patna. long grain rice.
most chinese in the
the 1970’s came from Kwantung povince, southern china. they prefer a sturdier firm rice typified by the «AA» brand.
whenevr there was a «shortage» of rice, there was a run on rice, especially «AA» brand. i came here several times to pick up rice for family, friends, and …
rice notes: all rice doesn’t look the same
–long grain (texas, arkansas, louisiana)
southern chinese likes, exported to asia, middle east
–short grain aka calrose (california)
koreans, japanese, taiwanese prefer, exported to japan, korea, taiwan
*kokoho rose calrose-​new breed especially for use in sushi eateries, export to japan
*purple rice (korea) exported to u.s.
healthier rice ala brown rice.
*black rice (thailand) exported
healthier rice, lots of added amino acids…
–jasmine rice (vietnam, thailand, asia.) exported to u.s.
southeast asians preferred
fragrant smell and smooth texture
–basmatic rice (india, pakistan) exported to u. s
indians, pakistanis, mid easterners prefer
known by a certain fragrance
broken rice is used to make alcohol. (beer)