While other american patriots were vehemently discussing our young nation s future at the constitutional convention of 1787 thomas jefferson then serving as american minister to france was busy smuggling. The history of carolina gold rice. This type of rice is served in some of the best restaurants in charleston savannah and other.
If you ve ever been to the lowcountry you ve probably seen or tried carolina gold rice. Here s an easy way to cook carolina gold rice in an instant pot. If you ve ever tried this lowcountry favorite you know what i m talking about.
Carolina gold rice is simply the best rice i ve ever tasted. A decade would pass before i learned that carolina brand which does sell a parboiled rice called carolina gold was not grown in the carolinas he writes that it was not the famous staple rice carolina gold and that its taste was not the storied. Shields thought carolina gold was the same grocery store staple i did when he relocated from new york s hudson valley to charleston in 1984.
History lover living in pawleys island for 40 years hunting ducks in the old rice fields around georgetown sc and a rice lover i ve been a fan of carolina gold for many years at least since as long as i ve been a fan of anson and geechee boy mills. In 1685 a distressed merchant ship paid for repairs in charleston with a small quantity of rice seed from madagascar. History of the golden grain.
Carolina gold is only truly authentic when it is grown in the carolinas. Carolina plantation rice is proud to offer certified south carolina grown carolina gold rice. Or sticky asian style rice depending on how it is cooked.
The grandfather of long grain rice in the americas carolina gold is a delicate non aromatic rice with chameleon starch properties that allow it to produce fluffy individual grains.
