USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From seed to table, Carolina gold was the domain of the enslaved. Carolina gold rice is named for the magnificent golden color of the ripe plants in early autumn. However, so wealthy did it make the early planters of the lowcountry, it could also refer to its financial importance.

Detailed explanation-2: -One with a yellow husk was known as Carolina Gold, the most valued rice commodity on the marketplace; its pale sister was called Carolina White. In any field of Carolina Gold, some Carolina White plants would also grow naturally.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rice was grown in South Carolina (in the South Carolina Lowcountry) by enslaved people, and led to enormous wealth. It was a staple of Lowcountry cuisine, and at the outset of the Civil War, 3.5 million of the 5 million bushels of rice produced in the United States were Carolina Gold rice.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Sad and Storied Seed While few people know about true Carolina Gold, it was once the most popular rice grown in America, and the first commercial rice the country ever produced. Thousands upon thousands of pounds of it were exported as far away as France, England, and Asia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The grandfather of long-grain rice in the Americas, Carolina Gold is a delicate non-aromatic rice with chameleon starch properties that allow it to produce fluffy, individual grains; creamy risotto; or sticky Asian-style rice, depending on how it is cooked.