Gambit and Jazzmen Rice, a local food company, have partnered for a recipe contest featuring the new rice product. The “Jazzman” aromatic Jasmine rice varietal was developed by the LSU Agricultural Center’s Rice Research Foundation, a first for the United States. The winner of the recipe contest will win a deluxe kitchen prize pack valued at over $1,500 and will be presented at a tasting party at Rock-N-Bowl.

Many of my favorite dishes I prepare at home feature aromatic rices, so I can’t wait to try it. Jazzmen Aromatic Rice can be found at Zuppardo’s and your local Rouses supermarkets. Be sure to get your recipe in by April 1, 2010. Good luck to all that enter!