Cheat day

Be Happy (9)

Friday, February 2, 2024.

I turned on the broadcast.

└Hello

└You’re really punctual with your broadcast~

└Wow, you’re so handsome, sir!

└Our Chanyong breathes well too~

└Hahaha, what’s up with the chat room’s vibe?

└Wow, you have hair! I’m so jealous~

It seemed that due to the “Be Happy” event, the viewers were posting some rather peculiar comments.

“Come on. You’re supposed to write nice comments. And what do you mean, ‘breathe well’? ‘You have hair’? Is there really nothing nice to say?!”

└What’s wrong with complimenting?

└Hahahahahaha

└You took it literally; I’m saying he breathes well.

└Are you ignoring people with breathing issues?

└I was just saying I’m jealous because I don’t have hair.

└Wow, is the side dish shop owner really going to make those without hair feel bad?

└Hey, hey, kind words!

└Oh, I forgot.

These people are always ready to drag someone down whenever they get the chance.

It was clear that the more I talked, the worse it would get, so I hurried to bring up today’s broadcast topic.

“Anyway, today we’re going to learn a bit about rice. I found it really interesting.”

I showed the viewers the reference materials that Mukbangji had organized for me.

“First, if we classify by size, there are Japonica and Indica. The rice we eat is Japonica, which is small, firm, and sticky. Indica is mostly eaten in Southeast Asia and has longer grains. Since it’s less sticky, people from Korea often find it tastes bad.”

└That’s right. Southeast Asian rice tastes bad.

└Wait, are you throwing shade at Southeast Asia?

└Sorry.

└No, it’s just a matter of preference, right?

└So you’re not saying it’s bad; you’re just saying it’s not your taste. That’s how you should say it.

└For real, it would hurt feelings if Southeast Asian rice heard that.

└Can’t I even say it tastes bad for my mouth?

└If you confessed to someone you liked and they said they didn’t like you because you were ugly, would that be nice? You could also say, ‘Sorry, you’re not my type,’ right?

└Oh, I get it.

“This difference in stickiness is due to the amylose content. Japonica has an amylose content of about 17-20%. If the amylose content is low, the rice is sticky, and if it’s high, it’s dry.”

└So if it’s 20%, is it dry?

└No, no, Japonica itself is sticky rice, so we should consider it normal sticky if it’s between 17-20%.

└It’s sticky, huh.

└There’s a weirdo here.

└Me?

└You said it’s sticky.

└You said it’s sticky!

└Stop saying weird things, okay?

└What’s wrong with the kids in this chat? Hahaha.

“Also, the amount of protein affects the taste a lot. Usually, less protein means it’s softer, while more protein means it’s harder. If it has less amylose and a little protein, it would taste good, right?”

└Yes, teacher.

└Eh?

└Chanyong is smart~

└Yeah, yeah.

└Rice with high protein content may not taste great but is better for your health.

└Right. If it has a high protein content, that means the carbohydrate ratio is low.

└Why is it that the healthy stuff always tastes bad?

└Eh?

The viewers kept posting “Yeah” or “Eh.”

“Now let’s compare the amylose and protein contents of the rice varieties produced in our country.”

I showed the reference materials.

“According to this, the variety with the highest amylose content is Chamdream. It has 19.5% amylose, which is average, and the lowest protein content. This means the rice is soft and chewy while having a moderate stickiness.”

└Is it really delicious?

└I don’t know any rice brands.

└If you say it’s delicious, I guess it must be.

└Chamdream is also good for storage and has excellent milling rates.

Heungbu, a farming YouTuber who helped me with sourcing agricultural products when I was in the lunch box business, left a comment.

“Hey? Heungbu here. Hello.”

Heungbu grows various crops in Icheon and shares farming-related information, country life, and occasionally camping content.

He had helped me a lot when I was in the lunch box business, but it had been a long time since we last spoke because I got busy.

Now that I think about it, his channel is quite informative and healing, but it doesn’t have many subscribers.

I wondered if I could help Heungbu’s channel during the “Be Happy” event.

“Heungbu, if it’s okay with you, can we have a quick call?”

As soon as I mentioned it, Heungbu called me.

I switched to speakerphone.

“Heungbu.”

-Oh! How have you been?

“Of course. Heungbu, could you please greet the viewers?”

-Oh, yes. Hello, I’m Park Heungbu, and I’m farming in Icheon. I run a YouTube channel called Heungbu. Nice to meet you.

└Is your real name Heungbu?

└That’s some serious name value.

└Name value, right? Hahahaha.

└Don’t tease me.

└I’m just laughing.

└Is this the extent of the negative comments?

“Heungbu’s channel is really healing, so please check it out.”

-Oh! There’s no healing here. Farming is so hard.

“From a viewer’s perspective, it’s quite relaxing.”

-Hahahaha.

“Heungbu, we’re talking about rice; could you help us a bit?”

I thought it might help with channel promotion, but I wasn’t sure.

-Of course. All the famous rice varieties are mentioned here. Personally, I recommend Baekjinju.

“Baekjinju has low amylose and protein content, right?”

-Exactly. As Chanyong said, the lower the amylose, the stickier it is. If the protein content is low, it’s softer. You can say that Baekjinju has both of these qualities.

“But can you really feel the difference when eating different varieties of rice?”

-Of course, of course. When you switch from mixed rice to a variety rice, you can smell the difference as soon as you open the bag. They say that the rice from Hae-Ban is tastier than most restaurants, right?

“That’s true?”