Glossary

• Waxy

  See Glutinous Rice.

• Waxy Rice Flour

  See Glutinous Rice.

• Wehani

  A California-grown hybrid rice with Indian basmati in its ancestry; reddish color; very nutty aroma and flavor.

• 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.

• White Rice

  See Long Grain Rice.

• Whole Grain

  Brown Rice is a whole grain - nothing is added, nothing is removed from the kernel except the outer hull.

• Wigwaas

  A Native-American word which means 'Birch Bark'. For more information, visit www.gourmethouserice.com.

• Wigwaas Jimahnug

  A Native-American word which means 'Canoe'. For more information, visit www.gourmethouserice.com.

• Wild Pecan

  An aromatic long-grain rice grown in Louisiana. It is named for the strong aroma and milder, but distinct nutty taste.

• 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.

• Winnowing

  To expose a grain to a current of air so that straw and chaff is eliminated.