N FREE) Red Lake Nation 100% All Natural Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice, 12 OUNCES

We've been fans of wild rice for decades and have tried at least a dozen different brands grown across North America.Of all the variations of wild rice we've eaten, this brand cooks the most consistently, needs no broth or seasoning except a little salt, and does not have a bitter, metallic, fishy, or woody flavor that we often get with wild rice. It just tastes clean, slightly nutty, and delicious.Try this brand. And cook your first batch with only water and a little salt and you'll see what I mean.And yes, we have tried a LOT of wild rice brands over the years:- Some were cultivated & some were harvested wild. (Cultivated wild rice is an oxymoron, tee hee.)- Some were sold by tribal wild rice companies, some were sold by corporate food manufacturers.- Some were 100% wild rice, some were wild rice blends.Wild rice has been a staple in the diets of native Americans around the Great Lakes, particularly in MN & WI. This wild rice is harvested by Ojibwe tribal members of the Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota, grown in the same rice beds that have fed their families and ancestors for generations. A lot of love and respect for the plant and planet goes into their process. And when you buy most commercial brands that are widely available, your money goes to nameless shareholders of some giant corporation in a state where wild rice is not a native plant.But when you buy this one, along with a tasty food, you also get the satisfaction of knowing your money goes to help real people in an economically disadvantaged region who have been discriminated against for more than 100 years.Maybe I'm biased, or maybe food tastes better when you consider the whole story behind the food.Anyway, this is the wild rice you're looking for.

The rice is delish.

I like this product because it tastes delicious. Wild rice was a winter staple in our family growing up. Its good all by itself, or in soups, as a Thanksgiving side dish with a bit of roasted almonds, butter,garlic, onions, the options are really endless. Use it for cold chicken salads in the summer. I cook mine longer and usually with chicken stock or veggie stock. I always add salt and pepper to taste. This is a versitile food, and I do recommend it. I am a huge supporter of buying with purpose if possible. I know that this is cultivated and harvested in MN, it goes to help sustain the Red Lake Community. It is really a favorite food of mine.

Needed this for a great Christmas side dish. I like wild rice in this satisfied the bill. I will probably order more this next Christmas.

This product arrived on time. We wanted to highlight a Native American food during Thanksgiving, so we introduced our guests to Native American Wild Rice (which is actually a grass).This was delicious and easy to prepare in a rice cooker. Be sure to follow the measurements.

Packaged well. Was perfect for my pressure cooker vegetable wild rice soup

Takes a long time to cook but has a great texture for soup! I put it in the broth with veggies for a few hours until they burst so they're soft inside and still a little crunchy outside. It came fast, was packaged fine, and I like that it's a native owned company (found they do have their own website you can order directly from too)

I'm sure it's ok for regular cooking, but I needed long grain wild rice for my dish (no I don't mean long grain & wild blend.) I thought since this is cultivated, not true wild rice that the grains would be more uniform in size. From the picture I thought they appeared that way. Anyway, these are not good for popping. As a Minnesota native, I know my wild rice. I just wish the description was more specific.