wild rice
noun
: a tall aquatic North American perennial grass (Zizania aquatica) that yields an edible grain
also
: the grain
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Denser in texture, wild rice tends to be slightly lower in carbohydrates compared to conventional brown and white rice.
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Anthea Levi, Health, 16 July 2024
At the 79-year-old diner The Barn in Brainerd, the special is a Maid-Rite loose-meat sandwich with a nourishing cup of chicken and wild rice soup, followed by banana cream pie for dessert.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
Midtown Global Market's Indigenous Food Lab will have wild rice bowls with nixtamal topped with either bison meatballs or sweet potato dumplings.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 9 July 2024
Wow in the late summer, celebrating wild rice harvesting season.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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Anthea Levi, Health, 16 July 2024
At the 79-year-old diner The Barn in Brainerd, the special is a Maid-Rite loose-meat sandwich with a nourishing cup of chicken and wild rice soup, followed by banana cream pie for dessert.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
Midtown Global Market's Indigenous Food Lab will have wild rice bowls with nixtamal topped with either bison meatballs or sweet potato dumplings.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 9 July 2024
Wow in the late summer, celebrating wild rice harvesting season.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Wild rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20rice. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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