Wild Rice from Saskatchewan, Canada
The seeds of wild rice come from an annual aquatic plant called Zizania aquatica. Wild rice is technically not a type of rice, but rather a species of grass. This grass grows in the freshwater lakes of Canada.
The Ojibweg people are particularly known for cultivating wild rice and refer to the grains as Manomin.
Canadian wild rice grows naturally in the pure, clean lakes of Saskatchewan province, where the ripe grains are harvested using a propeller boat. Since not all grains in the panicles ripen at the same time, some remain behind and eventually fall into the water, serving as seeds for the plants of the following year.
Wild rice grains are glossy black-brown with a delicate, nutty flavor and an almost unlimited shelf life. One of its most distinctive features is the size of the grains, which can be up to 2 cm long.
Wild rice is naturally gluten-free.
The cooking time for Canadian wild rice is 50 minutes. Besides cooking, wild rice can also be "popped." In this process, the grains are sprinkled into heated oil, and after a few seconds, they pop open like popcorn.
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