Carolina Gold rice
E190079
Carolina Gold rice is a historic heirloom variety of long-grain rice once central to the cuisine and economy of the American South, especially in the coastal Carolinas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carolina Gold Rice Foundation | 1 |
| Carolina Gold rice canonical | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heirloom crop
ⓘ
heritage food ⓘ long-grain rice ⓘ rice variety ⓘ |
| aroma | toasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Lowcountry of South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowcountry
Sea Islands ⓘ |
| breedingStatus | landrace-derived variety ⓘ |
| centralTo |
cuisine of the coastal Carolinas
ⓘ
rice economy of the American South ⓘ |
| color | golden ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | heritage variety under active preservation ⓘ |
| culinaryReputation | chef-preferred rice for traditional Southern dishes ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
linked to African diasporic agricultural knowledge
ⓘ
symbol of Lowcountry food heritage ⓘ |
| declineReason |
changes in labor after the American Civil War
ⓘ
competition from higher-yield rice varieties ⓘ hurricane damage to rice fields ⓘ |
| flavor |
aromatic
ⓘ
nutty ⓘ |
| grainType | long-grain ⓘ |
| grownBy |
Anson Mills
ⓘ
small-scale farmers in the Carolinas ⓘ |
| grownIn |
inland rice fields
ⓘ
tidal rice fields ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicRole |
cash crop
ⓘ
plantation crop ⓘ |
| historicallyCultivatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Georgia ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ coastal Carolinas ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | dominant rice of the Carolina rice belt ⓘ |
| hullColor | straw-colored ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
North America
ⓘ
Lowcountry of South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina Lowcountry
|
| kernelLength | long ⓘ |
| kernelShape | slender ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
premium heirloom product
ⓘ
specialty rice ⓘ |
| nearExtinction | 20th century ⓘ |
| origin | West Africa ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Slow Food Ark of Taste product ⓘ |
| requires | flooded-field cultivation ⓘ |
| revival | late 20th century ⓘ |
| revivedBy |
Carolina Gold rice
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolina Gold Rice Foundation
Glenn Roberts ⓘ |
| seedType | open-pollinated ⓘ |
| species | Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| subspecies |
Oryza sativa
ⓘ
surface form:
Oryza sativa indica
|
| texture |
fluffy
ⓘ
separate grains ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
Lowcountry cuisine
ⓘ
surface form:
Gullah Geechee cuisine
Lowcountry cuisine ⓘ Southern cuisine ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
Hoppin John
ⓘ
perloo ⓘ pilau ⓘ red rice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Middleton Place
this entity surface form:
Carolina Gold Rice Foundation