Chennai residents highly concerned about their immunity, consumes native rice varieties
Posted on: 23/Jun/2020 10:15:35 AM
How many of us have heard about Mappilai Sambha, Thooyamalli, Kattuyanam, etc till now?
In the last few months, the term ‘Immunity’ has become extremely popular among the people. It is known that people have been trying various ways to boost their immunity.
Chennai residents have been concentrating more on buying Karuppu Kavani, unpolished Thooyamalli rice, Mappilai Sambha, etc. There are some people who are on the mission to revive indigenous varieties of rice.
It was later revealed by an owner of the organic rice store that she gets many calls every day asking about the nutritional value of various types of millets and rice. She explained that unlike the past many now are very cautious regarding their health and their immunity. There are changes in the minds of the people after the Coronavirus pandemic and the people started to depend more on the home-cooked food.
Usual white rice that has been used by many for so many years has been replaced by native varieties such as Mappillai Sambha, Kattuyanam, Unakkalari, unpolished Thooyamalli etc. The amount of millet usage has also increased in Chennai now. Not many of us know that there are 100 traditional varieties of rice in TN and the rice has got high nutritional value and they could be consumed by both kids as well by elders without any issue. Information is during the lockdown, her company Mannvasanai has been home delivering rice bags. A Health mixture of Karuppu Kavani and different grains are also being supplied to the Chennaites.
