SC - Odd grains (was wheat vs. spelt)

[kat]

Speaking of "odd" grains <G>, I saw something interesting in the natural 
foods store the other day...

Sitting on the shelf next to the rices, there was a small cellophane packet 
of *black* rice.  It was labelled "The Forbidden Rice" and vaguely implied 
that in ancient times only the pharaohs were allowed it, blah blah blah...

Has anybody else heard of this?  Is this an actual Old World grain product, 
or is it a really fancy packaging idea?  It didn't look like wild rice; it 
*really* looked like a good long-grain rice, like a basmati, but it was 
coal-black.

Anyone?  Anyone?  Bueller?  ;-)

	- kat


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