I know not many of us are rice intolerant, like me, but I'm wondering if any of you have tried wild rice. It is not from the rice genus, so should be OK for me. I'm a little chicken though.
I bought a box and the only ingredient is wild rice.
Thanks, Jean
Has anyone tried Wild Rice
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I have eaten it, Jean, but I found the taste not especially pleasant. You might like it though. I ended up mixing it with brown basmatti and ate it that way just to get rid of it - LOL.
I didn't know it wasn't from the rice genus.
Let us know how you make out with it.
Shirley
I didn't know it wasn't from the rice genus.
Let us know how you make out with it.
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You know, I may have to try that stuff. I always just assumed that it was just a wild version of ordinary rice. Apparently, it's one of the better cereal grains, for human consumption.
If anyone want's any more information on it, here's probably more than you wanted to know:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proc ... 2-235.html
Here's a quote from the site:
"Nutrition
This grain has a high protein and carbohydrate content, and is very low in fat (Anderson 1976). The nutritional quality of wild rice appears to equal or surpass that of other cereals. Lysine and methionine comprise a higher percentage of the amino acids in the protein than in most other cereals. The SLTM value (sum of lysine, threonine, and methionine contents) often serve as a measure of the nutritional quality of cereals, and is a little higher for wild rice than for oat groats, which is one of the better cereals for humans. Amino acid composition of processed and unprocessed wild rice is similar, which indicates little reduction in nutritional quality during processing. Wild rice contains less than 1% fat, of which linolenic and linoleic acids together comprise a larger proportion of the fatty acids (68%) than in wheat, rice, or oats. Although these two fatty acids are easily oxidized and make wild rice prone to develop rancid odors, the high levels of linolenic acid make the fat in wild rice highly nutritious. Mineral content of wild rice, which is high in potassium and phosphorus, compares favorably with wheat, oats, and corn. Processed wild rice contains no vitamin A, but serves as an excellent source of the B vitamins: thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin."
Love,
Wayne
If anyone want's any more information on it, here's probably more than you wanted to know:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proc ... 2-235.html
Here's a quote from the site:
"Nutrition
This grain has a high protein and carbohydrate content, and is very low in fat (Anderson 1976). The nutritional quality of wild rice appears to equal or surpass that of other cereals. Lysine and methionine comprise a higher percentage of the amino acids in the protein than in most other cereals. The SLTM value (sum of lysine, threonine, and methionine contents) often serve as a measure of the nutritional quality of cereals, and is a little higher for wild rice than for oat groats, which is one of the better cereals for humans. Amino acid composition of processed and unprocessed wild rice is similar, which indicates little reduction in nutritional quality during processing. Wild rice contains less than 1% fat, of which linolenic and linoleic acids together comprise a larger proportion of the fatty acids (68%) than in wheat, rice, or oats. Although these two fatty acids are easily oxidized and make wild rice prone to develop rancid odors, the high levels of linolenic acid make the fat in wild rice highly nutritious. Mineral content of wild rice, which is high in potassium and phosphorus, compares favorably with wheat, oats, and corn. Processed wild rice contains no vitamin A, but serves as an excellent source of the B vitamins: thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin."
Love,
Wayne
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Jean,
It would be great news to hear if you manage to slide by without a reaction to eating wild rice. I love the stuff- grew up eating it at home with wild game. For quite sometime I've omitted all rice from my diet and I miss it.
Plain wildrice, by itself does sometimes taste like cardboard depending on where it's been harvested or if it's undercooked. There are lot's of ways to prepare it and serve with other foods.
Check out this wild rice recipe link- hope it works.
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/search ... ce+recipes
Love,
Joanna
It would be great news to hear if you manage to slide by without a reaction to eating wild rice. I love the stuff- grew up eating it at home with wild game. For quite sometime I've omitted all rice from my diet and I miss it.
Plain wildrice, by itself does sometimes taste like cardboard depending on where it's been harvested or if it's undercooked. There are lot's of ways to prepare it and serve with other foods.
Check out this wild rice recipe link- hope it works.
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/search ... ce+recipes
Love,
Joanna
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Hi Jean,
Yes, I've eaten some that I found in a can at Whole Foods. Don't remember the directions on the can, but most of the time things are already cooked and one just has to warm em up before serving, so that would be a really easy thing to do. They would've been better with the chicken, but you didn't invite me over -- long commute, I guess! Ha!
Jean, are you a White Sox fan from your Chicago days?
Yours, Luce
Yes, I've eaten some that I found in a can at Whole Foods. Don't remember the directions on the can, but most of the time things are already cooked and one just has to warm em up before serving, so that would be a really easy thing to do. They would've been better with the chicken, but you didn't invite me over -- long commute, I guess! Ha!
Jean, are you a White Sox fan from your Chicago days?
Yours, Luce
Luce.
I always was a White Sox fan. Used to go to the home opener and a few games a year. I even sat through whole games on TV. Since the strike, I have to admit that I haven't paid any attention to baseball, except the playoffs and world series.
I guess I'm the opposite of a fair weather fan. I'm paying attention, but doubt I'll ever be able to watch a whole game again.
Jean
I always was a White Sox fan. Used to go to the home opener and a few games a year. I even sat through whole games on TV. Since the strike, I have to admit that I haven't paid any attention to baseball, except the playoffs and world series.
I guess I'm the opposite of a fair weather fan. I'm paying attention, but doubt I'll ever be able to watch a whole game again.
Jean
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