Camargue red rice

For other uses, see Camargue (disambiguation).

Grains of Camargue red rice

Camargue red rice

Camargue red rice is a variety of red rice cultivated in the wetlands of the Camargue region of southern France.^[1]

History

Red wild rice had traditionally grown in the marshes of the Camargue.^[1]

Shortly after World War II vast swaths of salt marshes were desalinated.^[1] To boost the local economy, the previous production of salt was replaced by agriculture.^[1] Production of white rice was at its peak in the 1960s.^[1]

By the 1980s this white rice had cross-pollinated with red wild rice, giving birth to the current breed of Camargue red rice.^[1]^[2]

Description

Once the husk is removed, the bran is a brownish-red colour.^[3] It has an intense somewhat nutty taste and a naturally chewy texture.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Steven Fallon, Michael Rothschild, France, Lonely Planet, 2000, p. 37
↑ Rachel Bridge, My Big Idea: 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Found Inspiration, Kogan Page Publishers, 2010, p. 185
1 2 Zoë Harpham, The Essential Rice Cookbook, Allen & Unwin, 2004, p. 12

Varieties of rice

Ambemohar Arborio Aromatic rice Basmati Bhutanese red rice Black rice Bora saul Brown rice Calrose rice Camargue red rice Carnaroli Champa Dubraj Flattened rice Glutinous rice Golden rice Germinated brown rice Hybrid rice Japanese rice Jasmati Jasmine Joha rice Koshihikari Maratelli Matta rice Molakolukulu Nàng Thơm Chợ Đào Navara New Rice for Africa Nishiki rice Parboiled rice Patna rice Paw hsan hmwe Perennial rice Pokkali Ponni rice Pusa 1121 rice Red rice Red Cargo Riceberry Samba Sasanishiki Semi-dwarf IR36 Sona Masuri Tulaipanji Vialone Nano Weedy rice Wehani White rice Yamada Nishiki

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