Looking for wild rice

Supercooled wrote: ↑ I’ve never had wild rice before. I’ve seen them mixed with other grains in the smaller packages. Is it harmful to eat all wild rice? I have honestly never seen them sold a package of just wild rice anywhere. Not in Asian stores or the usual places I visit except for the aforementioned mixed variety.

Is it a super food? I see amazon sells a 10 lb bag for over $100!

Organic Wild Rice, 10 Pounds - Long Black Whole Grain, Non-GMO, Kosher, Raw, Vegan, Bulk

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B073WXZ4PT/ref ... UTF8&psc=1

yesstyle wrote: ↑ I buy mine from costco. I mix it with regular white rice, among others like basmati and quinoa. Wild rice alone would be too tough to chew

thriftshopper wrote: ↑ You're cooking it wrong. Needs to be cooked for 40 min which is 2x as long as Jasmine and 4x as long s Basmati.

yesstyle wrote: ↑ i've never cooked wild rice by itself. We are just adding it to our jasmine rice to make it healthier.

thriftshopper wrote: ↑ Need to boil/simmer to for 40 mins IIRC. It'll be way too undercooked if you are trying to cook it same time as Jasmine (20 mins) which is why you find it so tough.

If you want healthier, unpolished jasmine would be better (not that I like unpolished rice either) and almost just as good as "wild rice" (it isn't a rice - related at the family level) but also, IIRC, takes longer to cook.

OAlton wrote: ↑ Jasmine takes 5-8 mins lol

thriftshopper wrote: ↑ Must be different from what I buy and cook, then.

OAlton wrote: ↑ I've tried 15 kinds of Jasmine Rice and I find the best way to cook it is 1:1, bring up to boil . Boil intensely for 1 minute (covered) and steam for 5-8 mins on very low. turn off keep lid on until you want to it. longer its covered and off heat the better.

Canoes4Fun wrote: ↑ There are some Canadian companies you can order it from directly. I have some in the mail. More expensive than amazon but right from the producer.

I bought it because I want to eat more rice but not more arsenic.

Mars2012 wrote: ↑ Wild rice isn't really rice...it's an aquatic grass. I haven't had it in years but I should look into buying some. It was expensive even back then, so would usually buy it as a blend.

Canoes4Fun wrote: ↑ I bought it because it can act as rice in recipes and doesn’t have arsenic.

thriftshopper wrote: ↑ Do you know that for a fact? Plants have a nasty habit of taking up minerals where they grow. I guess if "wild rice" country is low in As, so will the seeds.