Black Rice

Recently I went to Costco with my friend A. We found some black rice we both decided to buy it. It's by the brand Forbidden and you can buy it online here.
A normally mixes it with another rice when she cooks it so I decided to follow suit - I mixed one cup of black rice with one cup of medium grain rice.
I popped it in my Tiger rice cooker, not really expecting much... and it turned into the most beautiful purple and black rice!

It has an amazing nutty texture which I love because it provides a slight bite and chew. It's also high in fibre and has more protein than white and brown rice. As with many other brightly coloured foods such as blueberries and goji berries, its high in antioxidants.

I think that I will continue to mix it with my white rice for now, at least until I get used to it, but so far I'm enjoying it.

Have you ever tried black rice? Do you eat it straight or do you mix it with different rice?

love,

karlyn