CautionNorth America · Food · № 965
Wild rice
Zizania palustris (en Z. aquatica)
An aquatic grass, not true rice. The long, dark grain contains more protein and fibre than white rice.
Anishinaabe medicine
Manoomin with blueberries and maple syrup
Wild rice from the lakes, with berries and a little maple sugar.
Traditional use
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Makes
- 4 people
Manoomin, wild rice, is the sacred food of the Anishinaabeg; according to their tradition they travelled west from the Atlantic coast for it. In autumn the rice is harvested from the canoe, and in spring the maple is tapped. With berries it makes a simple breakfast or side dish.
Ingredients
- 200 g wild rice (Zizania), preferably hand-harvested
- 750 ml water
- A pinch of salt
- 150 g blueberries or cranberries
2 tbsp maple syrup- To taste: a handful of toasted hazelnuts
Step by step
- Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold water.
- Bring the water and salt to the boil, add the rice and simmer with the lid on for 35–45 minutes, until the kernels split open.
- Drain off any excess water and let the rice steam for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the berries and maple syrup and scatter nuts over it if you like.
Tips
- Hand-harvested lake rice is lighter in colour and cooks faster than cultivated black 'wild rice'; taste it after 25 minutes.
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Herbs in this recipe
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Maple
Acer spp.
Maple syrup is the boiled-down sap of the sugar maple. It consists mainly of sugar and some minerals, such as manganese; it is a sweetener, not a medicine.
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