Camargue red rice

Camargue red rice is a variety of red rice cultivated in the wetlands of the Camargue region of southern France.

[1] Red wild rice had traditionally grown in the marshes of the Camargue.

[1] Shortly after World War II vast swaths of salt marshes were desalinated.

[1] To boost the local economy, the previous production of salt was replaced by agriculture.

[3] It has an intense somewhat nutty taste and a naturally chewy texture.