Black rice, anyone tried them?

@stormlyt (188)
Philippines
April 7, 2011 11:21am CST
Have you heard or tried them? I saw it on a tv news before. They say its healthy but havent tried them yet. Want to try them myself but im worried they might taste bad.
5 responses
• United States
7 Apr 11
Yes I have tried many wild rices of various colors and they are nuttier in flavor then plain white rice. I also found they take longer to cook but are good if you toast them first to speed the cooking along a bit. They pair well with bolder meats such as boar and salmon.
@stormlyt (188)
• Philippines
11 Apr 11
I wanted to know about this nutritious rice to substitute for white rice so I can jump start my weight loss self program.
• United States
11 Apr 11
Well it has the same amount of carbohydrates but it also has more fiber so it sorta matters what you are going for. Another thing you can try is swapping rice for barley. It too has more fiber and protein.
@akangirl (2436)
• India
9 Apr 11
No i have never heard of black rice but yes i have heard about brown rice which is healthier than white rice and also organic too.Though i haven't tried them yet.Black rice i will try to find and try.Are they are black in color too?
@stormlyt (188)
• Philippines
11 Apr 11
They seem to be black on a TV show I saw. But some says its dark violet.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
7 Apr 11
Well I have tried them and they are really the same as those white rice but they taste a little grainy or something can't really explain it. But I feel they taste a little sweeter. They say they are more healthy for you because they don't have any chemicals in them.
• Philippines
16 Apr 11
Yes, I have. I did not quite like it. Some say it is healthy alternative, but I don't think it would make much of a difference. Plus, black rice is expensive so there is little motivation to try it anymore.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
7 Apr 11
Why would it taste bad? It's simply rice of a different variety, does brown rice taste bad? White rice is simply polished rice, Black rice is more violet or purple than black and very nutritious, your from the Philippine so you probably know that black rice is used more for sweet rice dishes like "suman" or "biko", the same way sticky rice or "malagkit" is used and not usually for meal or table consumption ( breakfast, lunch and dinner)
@stormlyt (188)
• Philippines
11 Apr 11
Never thought its the same thing used in suman,biko. As far as I know, biko get its color from molasses or latik. They are not naturally black. Maybe I thought im not familiar with them because havent seen it cooked purely all black rice like what I saw on TV.