Tamil Nadu
The art of naming of heritage rice, reflects on the thoughtfulness and sharp observation skills of farmers. It’s a remarkable and artistic process; The salient characteristic of each variety is brought out simply with a name. Rice was named according to its shape, place of cultivation, taste, fragrance, appearance, colour, and even after famous people.
In Tamil, vaṉam means ‘forest’ and ragam means ‘variety’; this short and sporty grain is called Vanaragam, and the reasons are unclear. It’s difficult to pin point the flavour of this one. Almost wild and mystical like its name. But, its ideal as an everyday table rice.