Ted, I think "wild" rice cultivation has advanced quite a bit. The two-in-a-canoe is probably a thing of the past given it's availability in every grocery store on the planet.

Being from Minnesota, I grew up with it (it was much more expensive then) and acquired the taste. I prefer not to mix it with white rice however.

I think you are right about it being not a rice but something else.

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