Glossary
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Waxy
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Waxy Rice Flour
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Wehani
| A California-grown hybrid rice with Indian basmati in its ancestry; reddish color; very nutty aroma and flavor. |
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Well-Balanced
| For the recipes occurring on this website, an identified recipe with about 500 calories or less per serving, AND, about 600 milligrams sodium or less per serving. |
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White Rice
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See Long Grain Rice. |
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Whole Grain
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Brown Rice is a whole grain - nothing is added, nothing is removed from the kernel except the outer hull. |
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Wigwaas
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Wigwaas Jimahnug
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Wild Pecan
| An aromatic long-grain rice grown in Louisiana. It is named for the strong aroma and milder, but distinct nutty taste. |
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Wild Rice
| Is the seed of a plume-topped wild aquatic grass found mainly in the North Central United States and Canada. It is expensive due to short supply, hand gathering, thrashing, and is often mixed with other types of rice or grain. For more information, visit www.gourmethouserice.com. |
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Winnowing
| To expose a grain to a current of air so that straw and chaff is eliminated. |
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