Asian domesticated rice isn't the only kind of rice. Several related species grow wild in central North America, particularly in the wetlands around the Great Lakes and on the Prairies. Naturally cold-adapted rice. It may have been domesticated at some point in the past by the indigenous peoples, which might explain its favourable properties. Despite the common name "wild rice" most wild rice consumed today is commercially cultivated.
I was in the mountains in a way northern part of California and happened upon some rice paddies. Apparently it grows fine in the Pacific Northwest, so it shouldn't have any trouble in the UK.
Asian domesticated rice isn't the only kind of rice. Several related species grow wild in central North America, particularly in the wetlands around the Great Lakes and on the Prairies. Naturally cold-adapted rice. It may have been domesticated at some point in the past by the indigenous peoples, which might explain its favourable properties. Despite the common name "wild rice" most wild rice consumed today is commercially cultivated.
I was in the mountains in a way northern part of California and happened upon some rice paddies. Apparently it grows fine in the Pacific Northwest, so it shouldn't have any trouble in the UK.
The trend is also that the UK is getting more rain because of warming (well we shall see if the Gulf Stream collapses...) but also more erratic rain.
So perhaps there will be something interesting to be done with water management, flood plains, and rice growing.
See also "Dismissed as a joke, UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer" BBC, 41 days ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45402496