Ingredient: Rice - Black
Category: Rice
Season: All
Black rice is one of several black-coloured heirloom plants producing rice variants such as Indonesian
Black Rice, forbidden rice, or wild rice. High in nutritional value, forbidden rice is rich in iron.
Unlike other black rice from Asia, it is not glutinous or rough.
This grain is high in fibre and has a deep, nutty taste.
Black forbidden rice is a deep black colour and deep purple when cooked.
It has a relatively high mineral content (including iron) and, like most rice, supplies several important amino acids
To paraphrase one source, this rice was enjoyed at the court of the ancient Chinese emperors for its nutritional properties.
Most references say that it was reserved for the emperor’s table, and since it was probably shared with the emperor's consorts, as well as other members of his family and the court at his discretion it was thus called "forbidden rice."
In China, noodles made from black rice have recently begun being produced.
At least one United States bread company has also begun producing "Chinese Black Rice" bread. It shares the deep tyrian colour of cooked black rice.
Black rice is used for sweet dishes and pudding..
It's fashionable in Australia, where practically every smart restaurant has a special pudding made with cooked black rice dressed with a mixture of palm sugar, coconut milk and lime.
If you manage to get some, follow the instructions on the packet . |