Why Purple Rice is the New Brown
Posted by: Organic Health on: January 14, 2011
Purple Rice (also know as Black Rice) is one of many heirloom plants that produce rice variants, like Indonesian black rice. When cooked black rice looks purple in color, hence the name. This rice is highly nutritional, it has a high amount of fiber and iron, full of antioxidants and it has a mildly nutty taste.
The Black/Purple Rice has been named ”forbidden rice”. Because originally, in China, it was considered the Emperor’s rice and it was forbidden for anyone else to eat it.
So is Purple really the new Brown?
Want to try some purple rice tonight?
Thai Black Rice or Thai Black Sticky is typically eaten as a dessert rice, served with coconut milk.
It’s a bit different than other variances of rice, it’s not rough. Here are some helpful tips and recipes.
