Golden Harvest
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
December 5, 2018 4:19am CST
Did I tell you that my friend's farm incudes rice fields too?
Well the rice is done and they are harvesting it now. This crop is a special type of rice. The grains are black. This rice variety was confined to a neighbouring state.
However efforts of agricultural scientists and the easy exchange of knowhow in today's world made the local farmers try out this variety.
It commands a good price. It is very nutritious and has a nutty taste. Boiled or steamed and mixed with milk and jaggery it makes a perfect breakfast cereal.
I am so looking forward to getting it from her as soon as it is ready for eating
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
5 Dec 18
@responsiveme Thank you. It's indeed difficult to understand. Cane doesn't grow in Europe. Obviously, it's not hot enough here. Here sugar is made from sugar beets.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
@MALUSE thank you for the photo. I have never seen a sugarbeet or knew that such things existed.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
It's a dark brown sweet residue from sugarcane.It is produced as a byproduct while producing sugar.
Something like molasses ,I guess
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Dec 18
sounds delicious - nice that you can get it from your friend rather than from a more commercialized producer
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Dec 18
@responsiveme indeed - hope it tastes great too
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
@arthurchappell it does...And it's an easy breakfast to make
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@sofssu (23662)
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5 Dec 18
@responsiveme I make a nice pudding with it.. I cook rice with it on those days i eat some.. I have stopped eating rice for a year now.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
Yes, they make a type of rice cake and the payasam with it too
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
@sofssu I am a total rice type...Only I worry ..Not that much... about my waistline
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Dec 18
@responsiveme And I forgot to say how lovely the flowers in the foreground of the photo are. Are they marigolds? They look so bright and cheerful.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
Yes it is.
A lot of local farmers are growing this variety this year
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
@JudyEv Yes they are...Very cheerful flowers I agree
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Dec 18
@Nevena83 It may be available in some dtores
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Dec 18
Those are marigolds, I think they are beautiful too
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
@responsiveme yes and somebody made a discussion about the marigolds too.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
5 Dec 18
We call thr black rice as "ballatinaw" but usually its glutinous kind.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
Oh i see, usually we cook this for special occasion
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Dec 18
Maybe you can get it there?
It's my friend's farm
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
7 Dec 18
@responsiveme I saw some black sort of rice yesterday at the health shop.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
5 Dec 18
Black grains. I hope I can see one and tasted one also. Only white grains here.
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