First answer was:
No, It wont make a good dish, it will become like a past when u cook. More over it wont digest properly even if u cook and eat it.
I looked a bit further, and found this, at
http://eatingasia.typepad.com/eatingasia/2009/08/at-the-source.html :
"And there was breakfast, always based on rice. Fresh white rice, harvested just two weeks before and fried into a simple nasi goreng, or glutinous white rice to eat with a rich soupy mixture of grated coconut, sambal, and a bit of water."
Seems like there's more to the story....
I'm pretty sure the Dakota harvested wild rice in the summer, but the Ojibwe Harvested rice in the Autmn.
Japonica rice has the highest gluten which aids in formation of the rice balls. It should be freshly cooked. Any freshly cooked rice canb be usedbut the higher gluten the better.
tx and la
In northern climates, rice is usually harvested in the fall of the year. In warmer environments, there are harvests in the spring and fall.
Wild rice was harvested by Anishinabe peoples.
With more than three million acres harvested annually, rice production remains stable.
bai chun.
december
In Ancient Japan the main thing they harvested was rice.
paddy is the raw rice that includes shell; harvested from farm and sent to Rice mill.
1 bushel of rough rice = 45 lbs. Rough rice is rice that has been harvested, but not milled.
The best time to grow rice is in the Summer when it's hot and humid.