[HN Gopher] Carolina Gold was once the most popular rice grown i...
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Carolina Gold was once the most popular rice grown in America
(2019)
Author : Tomte
Score : 36 points
Date : 2021-12-11 20:45 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| selimthegrim wrote:
| Apparently it is essential to Hoppin' John that actually tastes
| good
| walrus01 wrote:
| If you really want to see good quality rice, take a look at the
| quality and selection of product that an expert Pakistani chef
| will use for a top quality biryani. Or the rice that Afghans will
| use when cooking a Palaw the slow way. Generally within the
| category of long grain basmati, but there's a lot of difference
| between sub-types.
| waqasx wrote:
| Long grain basmati that has aged a couple of years. I dont know
| if you can find aged basmati in the US.
| jeffbee wrote:
| Can I just mention how charming it is that there is such as thing
| as a USDA Rice Research Center? People throw bureaucracy around
| as a bad word but bureaucratic capacity brings us so many
| positive things. Let's hear it for the deep rice state.
| GhettoComputers wrote:
| What else does it do and what cost? What is the cost benefit
| analysis of the rice research center?
| JaimeThompson wrote:
| What was the cost benefit analysis of quantum mechanics
| related research before it became one of the building blocks
| of many modern technologies?
| jeffbee wrote:
| Let's see, one of the benefits is probably that we're not all
| starving to death right now. Not sure if there are others.
|
| I guess you could get rid of it to save every American 5C/
| annually and trade that for a chance of a future rice disease
| wiping out our crops. That might make sense, in the same way
| that the Texas electric grid is very efficient.
| [deleted]
| ggm wrote:
| Also the IRRI which is I believe the Philippines, Vietnam, Lao
| and Cambodia who have the rice research cooperative agreement.
| They do a lot of work on Golden rice.
| [deleted]
| 8ytecoder wrote:
| Doesn't have to be a govt department though. India is still
| primarily agricultural but almost all agri research happens at
| the universities. Still funded by the government but they do
| the dual work of training the next generation as well.
| Aloha wrote:
| You can find it here:
| https://www.carolinaplantationrice.com/store/products/Caroli...
| pitched wrote:
| This one seems popular too: https://ansonmills.com/products/23
| TedShiller wrote:
| If I've never tasted it, it leaves open the possibility that it
| doesn't actually taste good
| mlyle wrote:
| I'm just curious what you think this adds to the discussion.
| (I'm aware you were riffing off the title).
| TedShiller wrote:
| The title is click bait
| dang wrote:
| " _Please don 't pick the most provocative thing in an article
| and rush to the thread to complain about it. Find something
| interesting to comment about instead._"
|
| https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
| ed25519FUUU wrote:
| The story of heirloom fruit and vegetables is sad. People spent
| their entire lives sometimes creating delicious varieties only to
| be blown out by produce that was cheap to grow and looked good on
| the supermarket shelf (taste didn't matter).
|
| Apples are a great example. Almost everything in the supermarket
| (save for a few varieties) is bland and mealy. It LOOKS great
| though, and that's all that matters.
| lotsofpulp wrote:
| > People spent their entire lives sometimes creating delicious
| varieties only to be blown out by produce that was cheap to
| grow and looked good on the supermarket shelf (taste didn't
| matter).
|
| Why would taste not matter? Surely people take into account
| taste when purchasing food. But they also decide to make
| tradeoffs in how much extra money to spend for the additional
| rate versus other things they could try with the additional
| money.
|
| But given two foods at the same price and nutritional
| qualities, surely taste is a prominent factor.
| jcrawfordor wrote:
| It's a pretty widely studied artifact of mass retail that
| appearance was valued over taste, because appearance is
| immediately obvious while taste must be remembered and most
| consumers don't. In other words, it's immediately obvious
| what produce looks good, while knowing what produce tastes
| good requires time and attention. Most people don't really
| remember the difference between varieties of apples, for
| example, which are currently undergoing a bit of a
| renaissance as breeders have discovered the value of branding
| and marketing campaigns similar to those used for
| manufactured goods. The general perception is that this trend
| is starting to go away only now, as a largely internet driven
| food culture has emerged that values unusual varieties.
|
| Moreover, for the retailer themselves, durability and shelf
| life is perhaps the single most important property in today's
| long supply chains, because produce is subject to rough
| handling and consumers absolutely do not purchase bruised
| fruit or wilted greens. Unfortunately it often runs opposite
| to other metrics of quality for produce.
| wikibob wrote:
| Taste doesn't matter in the majority of the fruit and
| vegetable market because it is not perceivable at the time of
| purchase.
| thomas wrote:
| I've had it a few times and it's very good, but not better than
| most good rice. I think people mostly just don't have nice or
| fresh rice, they fine Carolina gold which is very well branded
| and think it's the best. It's not hard to find better than
| average rice online[0].
|
| 0: https://helpatmyhome.com/buy-rice-online/
| indigodaddy wrote:
| Are you sure it wasn't the Carolina brand that sells a
| "Carolina Gold" that is NOT the real thing?
|
| I've had the real Carolina Gold (my parents get it-- I'll have
| to ask them where/how), and it's definitely the best rice I've
| ever had (and I eat a lot of rice / all kinds).
| mlyle wrote:
| His link includes a discussion of Anson Mills which is the
| best source of the real thing.
|
| (Yes, Carolina-brand "Carolina Gold" is not the same thing
| and not great).
| indigodaddy wrote:
| Ah, my bad for not looking thanks
| cesaref wrote:
| As a UK resident, reading Anson Mills description of their
| rice products and how they taste, and what you can do with
| them is really quite bewildering - 'They can also be
| prepared in the creamy grits style and all the way to
| congee, if pressed, or as crisp skillet cakes, both savory
| and sweet.'
|
| I cook with a range of rices depending on what i'm doing -
| Arbori, Carnaroli, Basmati and Bomba, but rarely with what
| I consider an american long grain.
|
| I'll try and track down some of this Carolina Gold and see
| what I can do with it. Any suggestions for a recipe that
| shows it off (not knowing what a skillet cake is, for
| example)?
| monocasa wrote:
| As a southerner, this sounds pretty good:
|
| https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/carolina-gold-pilau-
| shri...
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