Although it's been used in the kitchen for generations, you might be surprised to hear that wild rice isn't actually rice at all — it's a seed. This North American, semi-aquatic grass grows in ...

[feast_advanced_jump_to] Contrary to its misleading name, wild rice isn't actually rice. It's a unique breed altogether. This cook's treasure is the seed of an aquatic grass that thrives in the ...

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.  “Wild rice is culturally ...

Wild rice is available in many colours, and the flavours range from sweet to smokey. It is often sold combined with ordinary rice. Wash the rice and soak before use. It will take about 45 minutes ...

Being an annual plant that relies on the seed bank and water, this process is important for the natural replanting of Manoomin. But the harvest season — when the wild rice has come to fruition and is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested by the Ojibwe people in the Great Lakes region of North America for centuries.

Rice fields across India host a variety of wild, edible plants that Indigenous communities value for their nutritional and medicinal properties. But these “weeds” are rapidly disappearing.

From LeahConnecting with my Ojibwe heritage by learning to harvest wild rice MPR News senior editor Leah Lemm walks with her son Marvin from his school bus stop on Jan. 2. So, she set out with a ...