Santee Gold Long Grain White Rice

Tidewater Grain Co, is a vertically integrated, heirloom grain farm that specializes in difficult to grow heirloom crops, sought after by culinary experts worldwide. Our flag ship product crop is Heirloom Rice where we currently grow two types: Carolina Gold Rice and Santee Gold Long Grain Rice. Within the culinary world, Carolina Gold Rice has tremendous brand recognition and is renowned for its flavor profile and historical elements which make it very successful in farm to table settings. Santee Gold Long Grain Rice, is the long grain brother of Carolina Gold Rice. This variety shares many of the same flavor characteristics, but with a longer grain. This can provide a textural difference that many chefs desire, depending on the dish that is prepared. In the mid 1850's the Carolina Gold Rice began getting longer for some unknown reason. This rice was typically found North of Charleston, SC, leading this rice to being referred to as "Northern Rice". This rice became so popular that some kitchens were only wanting this longer grain. The grain actually competed and won a gold medal in the 1851 and 1854 Paris World Exposition only fueling its notoriety. Around 1890 this grain was sadly lost and the grain reverted back to a "medium grain". Tidewater Grain was the first farm to commerically re-launch this rice with the help of the USDA and it has been branded as "Santee Gold Long Grain" as a nod to the area of South Carolina, most commonly associated with the initial growing of this unique long grain rice.

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