Forbidden Black Rice

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Forbidden Black Rice

April 7, 2012 by The Mouse

Bought a little bit of “forbidden” black rice from the health food market the other day.

Forbidden Black Rice

Back in the day, the rice was supposed to be reserved for royalty, taking black rice without permission could result in deathly consequences (glad I don’t live in those times).

Made of bowl of zhou (aka jook, congee) for The Cat.

Forbidden Black Rice Zhou

The Cat’s zhou is usually made with sweet rice (aka mochi or glutinous rice), the zhou made with the black rice was not as sticky as the zhou made with the sweet rice. She liked it anyway.

For me, I steamed a bowl,

Steamed Black Rice

added the rest of the bacon “jam”,

Black Rice and Bacon "Jam"

you’re probably know where I’m going with this …

Steamed Black Rice, Bacon "Jam", and a Fried Egg

Yup, added a fried egg for a one-bowl meal. I could’ve had a bit more bacon “jam”, but it was still very good. The socks came off, slowly. The socks would’ve come off quicker if there were more “jam”. Oh well, next time.

Hope everyone has a nice hoppy day tomorrow.

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

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Posted in Food, Rice | Tagged Bacon, Black rice, Congee, Food, Glutinous rice, Rice, sweet rice | 15 Comments

15 Responses

on April 9, 2012 at 4:46 pm | Reply tinykitchenstories

I think the angels sang when I read this…
- on April 11, 2012 at 5:27 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Fa la la la la! Hee hee!
on April 9, 2012 at 4:38 am | Reply jennysserendipity

Looks Cuban food to me
Yummy!
on April 8, 2012 at 8:43 am | Reply nelson RN

Looks delicious! I eat rice in the morning, lunch and dinner
- on April 8, 2012 at 9:28 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks for visiting. Yup, if I could eat rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, I would too! Eat well.
on April 8, 2012 at 8:24 am | Reply wannabephotographer87

That looks amazing
- on April 8, 2012 at 9:27 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks for stopping by. It’s definitely not “Uncle Ben’s”. Pretty tasty. Worth a try. Eat well.
on April 8, 2012 at 5:37 am | Reply Dawn Pisturino

This is definitely something my husband would like!
- on April 8, 2012 at 12:55 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks for visiting. Very interesting taste and texture. Definitely would eat it again. Eat well.
on April 8, 2012 at 3:59 am | Reply roundtoravishing

I have never tried black rice. it looks intriguing. i love to try new foods!
- on April 8, 2012 at 12:53 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks for stopping in. It’s supposed contain antioxidants that are beneficial. I prefer any type of whole grain rice over “white” rice anyway. Eat well.
on April 8, 2012 at 3:45 am | Reply Millie Ho

That looks delicious! I don’t suppose you can substitute forbidden rice with split peas?
- on April 8, 2012 at 12:50 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Not sure, the texture is kind of different. The black rice is more grainy than split peas. Dunno, try it. Eat well.
on April 7, 2012 at 9:36 pm | Reply beautifulchaos2

I’ve never heard of black rice before, I’ll have to watch for it in the markets and try it sometime.
Hope you have a happy Easter!
Nikki
- on April 8, 2012 at 12:49 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks, Happy Easter to you too! Eat well.