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Rice

Cereal Grains, Pseudocereals and Pasta

The staple grain of most of East, South and Southeast Asian cuisine, cultivated in flooded paddies for the japonica and indica subspecies of Oryza sativa. It is the caloric base beneath dishes across Chinese, Indian and Japanese cuisine alike, eaten plain, steamed, fermented into wine or vinegar, or ground into flour and noodles.

Facts
Disputed
Earliest Documented Use, From (Year)
9000 BCE to 6000 BCE 1
Archaeobotanical evidence places rice domestication in the middle to lower Yangtze River valley; the exact millennium is debated among specialists working from different sites and dating methods, so a range is given rather than a single year.
Origin Region
The middle to lower Yangtze River valley, China 1
Rice
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Amazake, Drinks
Bibimbap, Dishes
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Biryani, Dishes
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Source Larousse Gastronomique
Chelo Kabab, Dishes
Congee, Dishes
Source Larousse Gastronomique
Source The Filipino Food Wave Is Coming (National Geographic)April Fulton
Hoppers, Dishes
Horchata, Drinks

The Mexican and Central American variant is rice-based.

Source Horchata (Wikipedia)
Jambalaya, Dishes
Source Larousse Gastronomique
Jollof Rice, Dishes
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Kabuli Palaw, Dishes
Koshari, Dishes
Nasi Goreng, Dishes
Nasi Lemak, Dishes
Paella, Dishes
Source Paella, Rice With Everything (Smithsonian Magazine)Derek Workman
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Sake Brewing, Food Traditions

Polished rice, its starch converted to fermentable sugar, is the base of sake.

Source Larousse Gastronomique
Shochu, Drinks
Soju, Drinks
Sushi, Dishes
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Tahdig, Dishes
Thai Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Larousse Gastronomique
Tteokbokki, Dishes
Waakye, Dishes
Sources
1. The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014
  • entry: Rice
    rice Oryza sativa, a grain that is a staple food for roughly half of humanity.
  • Used By: Bibimbap
  • Used By: Biryani
  • Used By: Jollof Rice
  • Used By: Risotto alla Milanese
  • Used By: Sushi
Larousse Gastronomique
Hamlyn, 2009
  • Used By: Japanese Cuisine, entry: Rice
  • Used By: Thai Cuisine, entry: Rice
  • Used By: Burmese Cuisine, entry: Rice
  • Used By: Senegalese Cuisine, entry: Rice
  • Used By: Cuban Cuisine, entry: Rice
The Filipino Food Wave Is Coming (National Geographic)
April Fulton, National Geographic, 2015Used By: Filipino CuisineView the Source
Paella, Rice With Everything (Smithsonian Magazine)
Derek Workman, Smithsonian Magazine, 2011Used By: PaellaView the Source
Horchata (Wikipedia)
WikipediaUsed By: HorchataView the Source
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