Bonmati: The Catalan Rice Grain That Conquered Davos, Divided the WTO, and Became the Internet’s Favorite Carb
The Rice That Went to Davos: How a Grain Named Bonmati Became the World’s Most Diplomatic Carbohydrate by Our Bureau Chief, currently recovering from an existential risotto in Bologna PARIS—If geopolitics had a comfort food, it would be basmati’s cocky Catalan cousin, Bonmati. Officially, Bonmati is a short-grain variety cultivated in the paddies of Catalonia,…