While most people are familiar with white and brown rice, other colorful varieties like purple rice exist. Purple rice gets ...

Korean purple rice: It is also called black rice" or "forbidden rice," which is a type of whole grain rice with a deep purple ...

but Riceberry rice is one of a few that stands out among others, thanks to its unique dark purple color and long-grained shape. It’s a cross-breed between Hom Nil rice and KhaoDok Mali 105.

“I recently posted a viral video of purple sweet potato in a rice cooker, and my thought process was, ‘Oh, I have chocolate bars, so I can do that, too.’ It was very, very benign.

Black rice, which often turns dark purple once cooked, has a mild, nutty taste similar to brown rice. Also referred to as "forbidden rice," it's a great source of iron, vitamins and antioxidants.