… There are only four species of Zizania in the world, one of which is found in East Asia, and the other three in eastern North America. Wild rice (Indian rice) has long been a food for North American Indians, and is still used in turkey stuffing and soups at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is not a wild rice plant, but the fruit of the annual wild rice Zizania aquatica L. and Zizania palustris L., which are found in the Midwestern United States, mainly in the Great Lakes region, and in neighboring Canada. Because the kernels are easy to shed, they are collected in their natural habitat by rowing out in a boat and brushing off the fruit by hand. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Indian rice" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… マコモ属Zizaniaは世界中に4種しかなく,このうちの1種マコモが東アジアに,残りの3種は北アメリカ東部に分布している。北アメリカでは古くからインディアンの食糧であり,現在でも感謝祭やクリスマスの七面鳥の詰物に入れたり,スープに入れたりするワイルドライスwildrice(Indian rice)は野生のイネではなく,北アメリカ産の一年生のアメリカマコモZ.aquatica L.やZ.palustris L.の果実で五大湖地方を中心とするアメリカ中西部や近接のカナダでとれる。穀粒が脱粒しやすいので,自生地では舟でこぎ出して,果実を手で払い落として採集する。… ※「Indian rice」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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