and black due to natural changes in the rice grain's outer layer. Wild rice was only one color: red. Over time, some cultures began favoring certain colors, crossbreeding them to get rice grains ...

Purplish-black 'wild rice' is not rice, but an aquatic grass from North America. Difficulty in harvesting it makes it expensive, but the grain's colour, elegant shape and subtly nutty flavour make ...

Finally, the husks are stripped away. The result is fairly uniform black and brown kernels. While many kinds of wild rice are known for their taste, true lake rice is said to have a richer flavor ...