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minus-squareJimmybander@champserver.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down4·3 days agoProtectionism. Louisiana makes plenty of rice.
minus-squarefireweed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 days agoRice grown in former plantation states tends to be very high in arsenic, a holdover from the cotton-growing days. For US-grown rice, my understanding is that California-grown is much safer to consume.
minus-squareJimmybander@champserver.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoSo that’s why we always rinse the rice. Interesting. Will have to get some Cali rice.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoYeah, but that’s all for local gumbo production, oh and Zataran’s. /s
Protectionism. Louisiana makes plenty of rice.
Rice grown in former plantation states tends to be very high in arsenic, a holdover from the cotton-growing days.
For US-grown rice, my understanding is that California-grown is much safer to consume.
So that’s why we always rinse the rice. Interesting. Will have to get some Cali rice.
Yeah, but that’s all for local gumbo production, oh and Zataran’s.
/s