wild rice

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The company normalized now-common food items such as wild rice and almond butter.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Though sometimes called "Canada rice," wild rice is technically a grain from a type of grass, not actual rice.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

While farro and wheatberries also make for excellent options in grain salads, this recipe focuses on wild rice.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

The mine has already encountered opposition from environmental groups and tribes worried about impacts on water and other resources such as wild rice.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

I baked a fish in leaves, and ate a small, precious amount of wild rice.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George