i bought some rice yesterday from the chinese place, IT WAS BLACK rice i never seen that before....?

Question

would you have eaten it? It looked fine but t was black and not white.

Answer 1

Its what rice looks like before they bleach it, lived in Japan for 10 yrs; it was realy wierd to get use to buying and using but its the same rice and more nutrious.No preserviatives.

Answer 2

Chinese Black Rice is a short grain Rice with a high gluten content making it perfect for both sweet and savory dishes. It is also known as Chinese Forbidden Black Rice. Chinese Black Rice is deep black in color prior to cooking and imparts a beautiful deep dark purple color after cooking. This Rice has a sweet flavor and a wonderful sticky texture. Traditionally served in Taiwan and mainland China as a dessert ingredient, in the West Black Rice is most often found served with main courses.
http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/Chinese%20Black%20Rice.htm

Answer 3

It could be you were given squid rice the ink is used to dye the rice black. Growing up in Puerto Rico, I have eaten a lot of strange and exotic foods, squid rice was one of them. It is a nice change from white rice though.

Answer 4

that would be what they call black sweet rice. the rice itself is not sweet but just a little sticky. they usually use those as deserts. it taste just the same as any other rice.

Answer 5

It's called forbidden rice.

Answer 6

Swirly, you better watch out...those chinese will have you fried up in a plate of black rice....

Answer 7

wild rice

Answer 8

Uncle Bens!

Answer 9

it's a different variety of rice. also more expensive, and tastier.

Answer 10

yup, as long as it didn't taste funny or seemed like something was wrong with it.