Senegalese Plain Rice

Segenalese use whatever rice they have available, most often imported rice from Thailand, Vietnam, or India. These rices are long-grain but of the lower grades, so there are a lot of broken grains. The rice the Diola grow is long-grain and is cooked right after husking and milling. Because it is cleaned by hand in a mortar and pestle, there are more broken grains than in a store-bought bag of top-quality rice sold in North America. Consequently, whether it’s bought or home-grown, the rice c