Few Americans traveling today through the lush coastal greenery of U.S. Highway 17 in South Carolina and Georgia realize they behold antebellum rice lands stretching for hundreds of miles. Even fewer comprehend the magnitude of this once-expansive enterprise that dominated the regional landscape and created wealth as far north as Wilmington North Carolina, as far south as Jacksonville Florida, and up to one hundred miles inland between; or of the massive human effort required to make and keep it productive.
Carolina Gold rice, so named because of its gilded presence in the fields, became, by 1720, America's first international market commodity, setting standards for long grain rice well into the twentieth century. Prized historically for its superior cooking qualities, aroma, flavor and texture, Carolina Gold rice is known to this day as the father of long grain rice in the Americas.
Use this rice for authentic Hoppin' John, Creamed Carolina Gold Rice, Rice Fritters and Dumplings, Carolina Gold Rice Risotto, Authentic Lowcountry Seafood Stew, Authentic Chicken Bog, Carolina Gold Rice Pudding, or any preparation based on the foundations of Carolina Rice Kitchen cookery.
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