Louisiana is One of Rice Producer States in the USA

The Louisiana rice sold in groceries

I knew many of my Louisiana friends have consumed rice several times in a month. Rice can be easily found in almost groceries, even in the Supercenter such as Walmart.

Some well known culinary relate to rice are:

1. Gumbo

- A strong flavor of stew contains rice, vegetables (okra, bell peppers, onions and celery) and proteins (meat, fish or seafood)

2. Jambalaya

- It is rice with with slightly acid flavor, compose of rice, meats (sausages, smoked sausages or chicken) and three kind of chopped vegetables (bell peppers, onions and celery).

3. Dirty Rice

- It called “dirty rice,” because its color look like “dirty” due to cooking method in broth with proteins such as beef or chicken or other proteins.

Nutrition fact of Louisiana rice

USA produced 178.2 million cwt ( 9,979,200 ton) rice in 2017. Louisiana produce 27.6 million cwt (1,545,600 tons) in the same year.

Top 6 states produce rice in the USA are following:

- Arkansas

- California

- Louisiana

- Mississippi

- Missouri

- Texas

Do you know that USA is a rice exporter country? 6 rice exporter nations are:

- India with value of US$ 7.4 billion

- Thailand with value of US$ 7.4 billion

- Vietnam with value of US$ 2.2 billion

- Pakistan with value of US$ 2.0 billion

- United States value of US$ 1.70 billion

Finally, have you ever eaten rice? To taste delicious dishes of Louisiana Gumbo or Jambalaya?