Peter A wrote on 12 Feb 2007 in rec.food.cooking

> In article >,
> says...
> > Me too. I buy the small packets, little boxes I find in Kroger.
> > The rice mixes I use often don't have enough wild rice, so I
> > cook one of these ahead of time and add it to the soup toward
> > the end.
> >
>
> Be aware that there are 2 kinds of wild rice. The cultivated kind is
> more common and less expensive. The grains are really dark, almost
> black, as a result of the processing. Then there's the really wild kind,
> harvested by hand, and usually sold by Indian tribes. Processed
> differently, the grains are brown. It is vastly superior, although a lot
> more expensive (perhaps 10-11 bucks a pound).
>

And sometimes not cleaned porperly...hence the muddy taste and the required
changing of the water during cooking.

In article >,
Mr Libido Incognito > wrote:

> Peter A wrote on 12 Feb 2007 in rec.food.cooking
>
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > > Me too. I buy the small packets, little boxes I find in Kroger.
> > > The rice mixes I use often don't have enough wild rice, so I
> > > cook one of these ahead of time and add it to the soup toward
> > > the end.
> > >
> >
> > Be aware that there are 2 kinds of wild rice. The cultivated kind is
> > more common and less expensive. The grains are really dark, almost
> > black, as a result of the processing. Then there's the really wild kind,
> > harvested by hand, and usually sold by Indian tribes. Processed
> > differently, the grains are brown. It is vastly superior, although a lot
> > more expensive (perhaps 10-11 bucks a pound).
> >
>
> And sometimes not cleaned porperly...hence the muddy taste and the required
> changing of the water during cooking.

Ok. I've not run into it yet.
I get all of my brown, red and black rices from the asian market. Seems
to be cleaned properly?

What brands need to be avoided?
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Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> Mr Libido Incognito > wrote:
>
> > Peter A wrote on 12 Feb 2007 in rec.food.cooking
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > > Me too. I buy the small packets, little boxes I find in Kroger.
> > > > The rice mixes I use often don't have enough wild rice, so I
> > > > cook one of these ahead of time and add it to the soup toward
> > > > the end.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Be aware that there are 2 kinds of wild rice. The cultivated kind is
> > > more common and less expensive. The grains are really dark, almost
> > > black, as a result of the processing. Then there's the really wild
kind,
> > > harvested by hand, and usually sold by Indian tribes. Processed
> > > differently, the grains are brown. It is vastly superior, although a
lot
> > > more expensive (perhaps 10-11 bucks a pound).
> > >
> >
> > And sometimes not cleaned porperly...hence the muddy taste and the
required
> > changing of the water during cooking.
>
> Ok. I've not run into it yet.
> I get all of my brown, red and black rices from the asian market. Seems
> to be cleaned properly?


Wild rice does not fall into those categories, doubtful you could find "wild
rice" in a typical Asian market...

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Greg

In article >,
says...
> > Be aware that there are 2 kinds of wild rice. The cultivated kind is
> > more common and less expensive. The grains are really dark, almost
> > black, as a result of the processing. Then there's the really wild kind,
> > harvested by hand, and usually sold by Indian tribes. Processed
> > differently, the grains are brown. It is vastly superior, although a lot
> > more expensive (perhaps 10-11 bucks a pound).
> >
>
> And sometimes not cleaned porperly...hence the muddy taste and the required
> changing of the water during cooking.
>
>

I don't believe that for a second. Hand-harvested rice is a lot less
likely to be contaminated than the machine-harvested cultivated rice. I
have bought it from several different suppliers and have never had even
the slightest problem with any dirt or other foreign material.

--
Peter Aitken

In article >,
Peter A > wrote:

> I don't believe that for a second. Hand-harvested rice is a lot less
> likely to be contaminated than the machine-harvested cultivated rice. I
> have bought it from several different suppliers and have never had even
> the slightest problem with any dirt or other foreign material.

I've never had a problem with traditionally harvested wild rice either.
In fact, the quality is superior to cultivated.

When I prepare wild rice, I always set aside a small amount for salads.
It seems to pair especially well with citrus, watercress and cranberries.

Emma