Bhutanese red rice

Medium-grain rice grown in Bhutan

Bhutanese red rice is a medium-grain rice grown in the Kingdom of Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas. It is the staple rice of the Bhutanese people.

Bhutanese red rice is a red japonica rice. It is semi-milled—some of the reddish bran is left on the rice. Because of this, it cooks somewhat faster than an unmilled brown rice. When cooked, the rice is pale pink, soft and slightly sticky.

This rice became available in the United States in the mid-1990s when Lotus Foods began importing it, and it is currently the only agricultural product imported from Bhutan.

References

Alford, Jeffrey; Naomi Duguid (1998). Seductions of Rice. New York: Artisan. ISBN 1-57965-113-5.

Rice

History of rice cultivation

Species of rice

African rice
Asian rice

Varieties

Full list of rice varieties and cultivars

Selected varieties of Asian rice	Ambemohar Arborio rice Basmati Bhutanese red rice Bora saul Calasparra rice Calrose rice Camargue red rice Carnaroli Champa rice Chokuwa saul Dubraj rice Gobindobhog Golden rice IR8 Japanese rice Japonica rice Jasmati Jasmine rice Joha rice Koshihikari Maratelli Matta rice Molakolukulu Nàng Thơm Chợ Đào rice Navara rice Nishiki rice Patna rice Paw hsan hmwe Pokkali Ponni rice Pusa Basmati 1121 Red Cargo rice Riceberry Samba Sasanishiki Semi-dwarf IR36 Sona masuri rice Tulaipanji Vialone Nano Wehani rice Yamada Nishiki
Selected varieties of African rice	Carolina Gold New Rice for Africa

Selected varieties of
Asian rice