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Why is forbidden rice so...forbidden?

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Frontalgirl
Frontalgirl June 15, 2011
It was grown for the Emporer (sp?) of China only. No one else was permitted to eat it. Thus...forbidden.
 
hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour June 15, 2011
Per Wikipedia: Black "forbidden rice" is so named because originally, in China, it was considered the Emperor's rice and it was forbidden for anyone else to eat it.
 
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