apprentice. 1  a person under legal agreement to work a specified length of time for a master craftsman in a craft or trade in return for instruction and, formerly, support. 2  a person who is acquiring a trade, craft, or skill under specified conditions, usually as a member of a labor union. 3  any learner or beginner; novice.
Black Japonica Rice is a short-grain and long-grain rice combination. Although Japonica rice was first cultivated in China in ancient times, Lundberg Family Farms, a California food production company, takes credit for the creating Black Japonica Rice in the late 20th century.
(The difference between brown and white rice is due to processing, not to varietal.) Black rice is a particularly odd duck; its deep, dark color, which is something like a purplish black, is a rarity in the food world. Black rice comes in a few different forms; often itâs a glutinous variety, but there are black jasmine rice varieties as well.