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glutinous rice
type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, with opaque grains, very low amylose content; especially sticky when cooked; does not contain gluten
Zizania
genus of plants, the wild rices
basmati
thumb|250px|White basmati rice cooked with Burmese fish mint Basmati () is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which originates from the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the regions of Punjab, Haryana, Sindh and many other states and provinces of India and Pakistan. , India accounted for 65% of the international trade in basmati rice, while Pakistan accounted for the remaining 35%. Many countries use domestically grown basmati rice crops; however, basmati is geographically exclusive to certain districts of India and Pakistan.
golden rice
genetically engineered variety of rice (Oryza sativa) with the addition of 3 beta-carotene biosynthesis genes, intended to produce fortified food to be grown in areas with vitamin A shortage; its health and environmental effects are uncertain
brown rice
rice with the brownish hull not polished off as in white rice
white rice
Rice which has had the brownish hull polished off, leaving a white-colored grain.
jasmine rice
rice variety
black rice
range of rice types
Arborio rice
variety of rice
broken rice
fragments of rice grains
Oryza sativa japonica
subspecies of plant
red rice
rice that is naturally a red color
Japanese rice
type of rice
Bomba rice
rice variety
New Rice for Africa
group of hybrid rice
Carnaroli
thumb|170px|Grains of dried Carnaroli rice Carnaroli is an Italian medium-grained rice grown in the Pavia, Novara, and Vercelli provinces of northern Italy. Carnaroli is used for making risotto, differing from the more common arborio rice due to its higher starch content and firmer texture, as well as having a longer grain. Carnaroli rice keeps its shape better than other forms of rice during the slow cooking required for making risotto due to its higher amylose content. It is the most widely used rice in Italian cuisine, and is highly prized.
Camargue red rice
variety of red rice
aromatic rice
type of rice
Matta rice
indigenous variety of rice grown in Palakkad district of Kerala, India
Ponni Rice
It is a rice item
Calasparra rice
variety of rice
Ambemohar
variety of short-grained rice
Perennial rice
varieties of rice that can grow season after season without re-seeding
Champa rice
rice variety
Pokkali Rice
rice variety
hybrid rice
rice grown from hybrid rice seed
Maratelli
thumb|170px| Maratelli Maratelli is a semifino rice native to the comune (municipality) of Asigliano Vercellese, in the province of Vercelli, Italy. Compared to other Japonica varieties, it is early-ripening, it has a good yield and, in the right weather conditions, allows for the early use of fields for other successive cultivation. It is a stable rice genotype, hence maintaining constant culinary and botanical properties over time.
Kalanamak rice
Indian rice variety
list of rice varieties
Wikimedia list article
Boka Chaul
type of rice
IR8
IR8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the early 1960s. It was developed by an IRRI team consisting of Peter Jennings, Henry Beachell, Akira Tanaka, Te-Tzu Chang, Surajit Kumar De Datta, and Robert F. Chandler.
Gobindobhog
type of rice