[Sca-cooks] Rice WAS Simple pleasures (OOP)

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In a message dated 8/8/02 6:17:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cnevin at caci.co.uk
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> Gotta agree with that one! On a tangent, my local supermarket has just
> started doing over the last couple of years and I've found one called
> "Nanking black rice", which I absolutely love. It is indeed pitch black, has
> the same dieing qualities as squid ink, and is a short grain rice similar to
> risotto, with a very nutty flavour. It has quickly become my favourite. Has
> anyone seen this before? The packet says it's from China but I never
> realised they had black rice.
>
> Lucrezia

It could be "Emperor's Rice" which has a dark purpleish/black color to it
with a nutty flavor. The rice was designated to be eaten only by, of course,
the Emperor because of the beautiful color. I dunno what makes the color.
Maybe the way the cultivate it?

Misha