SC - Rice in period?

[lilinah at grin.net]

The thread "A Dilemma on what to cook for Dinner-HELP!" and the interesting
sub-thread on period polenta got me thinking about another now common grain
- -- RICE.

When did rice enter the cuisines of "SCA period" places? As a Middle
Eastern persona, at what time would i be able to eat rice? When did rice
begin to be eaten in Europe? I would assume Italy first, because of the
connextion with the Near East, but i don't really know any of the history?

Food historians, any information?

Thank you,

Anahita


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