<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A61792-2003Nov4&notFound=true">It Isn’t Rice and It Isn’t Always Wild (washingtonpost.com)</a>: “Wild rice is a kitchen-cabinet staple for many families in my native Minnesota, and a food of spiritual importance for some who have been there the longest. For hundreds of years, the Ojibwe and other Midwestern Indian tribes celebrated the harvest of ‘manoomin’ in late August and September, then used the highly nutritious grain to supplement their diet throughout the brutal winter months that followed.
“North America’s only native cereal grain, wild rice — which is really a type of aquatic grass — is remarkably versatile. When I was growing up in Minneapolis, chicken and wild rice casserole and creamy wild rice soup were favorites in my family. As an adult, I use it in a variety of my own dishes.”
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