Kumbersale

A rare grain native to Karnataka, this rice is known for its slender and long appearance that is often mistaken for bamboo rice. Upon cooking, Kumbersale is easy to cook and light on the stomach with a pleasing aroma and flavor making it suitable for all table rice preparations.

It is believed Kumbersale was once popularly cultivated in and around Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka. Although Kumbersale is a short duration and pest resistant crop, cultivation of this near extinct variety declined due to various factors such as its low yield, susceptibility to blast disease, the Green Revolution & introduction of high-yielding hybrid rice varieties.

Once cultivated in remote districts of Karnataka, Kumbersale is now revived and conserved in a village called Manjakkudi.

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