Carolina Gold Rice

Carolina Gold Rice gets it’s name from the beautiful golden hue in the field right before harvest. This long grain rice has exceptional aroma, flavor and texture. It has a subtle nutty almond and floral aromas and flavors as well as a starch structure that makes it uniquely prized by home cooks and chefs alike. A celebrated Slow Food Ark of Taste ingredient it was the basis of the colonial and antebellum economy of Carolina and Georgia. Considered the grandfather of long grain rice in the Americas, Carolina Gold became a commercial staple grain in the coastal lands of Charles Towne in the Carolina Territory in 1685. Possessing superior flavor, aroma, texture and cooking qualities, Carolina Gold rice brought fortunes to those who produced it and created an influential culture and cuisine in the city of Charleston. After the depression, Carolina Gold rice lost its prominence to new varieties and became virtually extinct. Greg Johnsman of Marsh Hen Mill helps preserve this bit of South Carolina culinary tradition by growing the historic grain on his Edisto Island family farm.  HOW TO COOK CAROLINA GOLD RICE YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Hoppin' John Collection Sea Island Red Peas Jimmy Red Cornmeal Jimmy Red Grits 1.5 lb. bag