Wehani rice

{{Infobox food|image=Plate of Wehani rice with sauteed dandelion greens.jpg|name=Wehani rice|caption=A plate of Wehani rice, with sautéed dandelion greens|alternate_name=California Red Jasmine Rice|type=Brown rice|place_of_origin=Richvale, California|creator=Lundberg Family Farms|year=c. Late 20th Century}}

Wehani rice, also known as California Red Jasmine Rice, is a variety of aromatic brown rice developed in the late 20th century by Lundberg Family Farms of Richvale, California. The name of the rice originates from the brothers of the family, Wendell, Eldon, Homer, Albert, and Harlan Lundberg.{{cite book |last=Farrell-Kingsley |first=Kathy |title= The Complete Vegetarian Handbook |date=February 2003 |page=154 |

location=San Francisco | publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn= 9780811833813}}

Wehani rice was developed from basmati rice seeds, which originate from India.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lundberg.com/product/lundberg-wehani-rice/ |title=Lundberg Wehani page on Lundberg Family Farms web site |access-date=2017-04-30 |archive-date=2018-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403112438/http://www.lundberg.com/product/lundberg-wehani-rice/ |url-status=dead }} The grains of Wehani rice are reddish-brown in color and resemble wild rice. When cooked, the rice produces an aroma similar to that of hot buttered popcorn or peanuts and is slightly chewy in texture. {{Cite web |title=Wehani Rice |url=https://foodsofnations.com/products/wehani-rice |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Kalustyan's |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=CooksInfo |title=Wehani Rice |url=https://www.cooksinfo.com/wehani-rice |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=CooksInfo |language=en-US}}

Being developed from basmati rice, this variety of rice can be classified as Oryza sativa, or Asian rice. It can be placed more specifically in the indica subspecies.{{Citation |last1=Awan |first1=Tahir Hussain |title=Domestication and Development of Rice Cultivars |date=2017 |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-47516-5_9 |work=Rice Production Worldwide |pages=207–216 |editor-last=Chauhan |editor-first=Bhagirath S. |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-47516-5_9 |isbn=978-3-319-47514-1 |access-date=2022-12-06 |last2=Ahmadizadeh |first2=Mostafa |last3=Jabran |first3=Khawar |last4=Hashim |first4=Saima |last5=Chauhan |first5=Bhagirath Singh |editor2-last=Jabran |editor2-first=Khawar |editor3-last=Mahajan |editor3-first=Gulshan}}