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The swish of your hands across the grains is like casting a spell.. Generally, when the conversation of rice comes up on social media or in person, I try to make a point of saying how the simple act of washing rice alone is spiritual—knowing what temperature of water to use, how much it should be rinsed depending on how you're cooking it, picking out tiny little stones or imperfections, the way you do it all with intention.The swish of your hands across the grains is like casting a spell.

I'd been taught to put so much thought and consideration into making rice for my entire life, so it's always funny to me when people hear me and then respond, "You wash your rice?"For most of my life, so far as I knew, there was no other way to prepare the grain.It's another tradition passed down through a shared maternal memory from what seems like eons ago..

Chef Vivian Peterson's Lowcountry red rice at Chanel's Gullah Cuisine in Charleston, South Carolina.. Peter Frank Edwards.Valerie Erwin Is a Steward of Rice History.

Now, there are a few different ways you can make red rice.

It can be vegetarian or loaded with meat and seafood., this winter spritz combines the uniquely fragrant tang of a pear-flavored vodka with a Caribbean liqueur mostly known as a tropical drink staple, falernum.. 3 Reasons You Need to Know About Velvet Falernum.

Sometimes referred to as Velvet Falernum, which is a specific liqueur brand from Barbados-produced by John D. Taylor,.comes in the form of a nonalcoholic sugarcane syrup or as a liqueur, typically rum-based and low-proof.

The syrupy mixture is frequently flavored with lime and almond, and warming spices like ginger, clove, and allspice, similar in flavor to another tiki favorite,.Though the liqueur has tropical roots, in recent years, bartenders have been experimenting with falernum as a sweetening agent beyond rum and fruit juice drinks.. What makes the Spiced Pear Spritz work?.