Home›Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place where a dish is first recorded. Wikipedia notes that "Raffaele Esposito is often credited with creating the modern version of pizza in Naples at the end of the 19th century," fixing the dish's modern form to one specific city. Browsing by origin region shows which places have given the world the most recognizable dishes.FactsOrigin RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account7000 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results101 entriesAdmission YearAll1858 (1)Area (sq km)All439 (1)750 (1)9251 (1)10,452 (1)27,834 (1)29,743 (1)30,689 (1)43,094 (1)48,671 (1)51,179.92 (1)69,700 (1)83,879 (1)89,342 (1)93,030 (1)110,860 (1)114,763 (1)132,049 (1)148,460 (1)223,915 (1)225,163 (1)239,021 (1)239,567 (1)239,681 (1)302,069 (1)322,462 (1)330,803 (1)338,455 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)438,317 (1)522,129 (1)580,367 (1)632,702.3 (1)652,864 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)3,287,263 (1)4,000,000 (1)6,045,741 (1)6,611,667 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)13,000,000 (1)20,111,457 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll476 (1)1258 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll753 BCE (1)750 (1)1810 (1)1821 (2)1822 (1)1825 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1844 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1902 (1)1917 (1)1919 (1)1922 (1)1932 (1)1943 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1957 (2)1960 (3)1962 (1)1963 (1)1966 (1)1971 (1)1978 (1)1991 (2)PopulationAll72,412 (1)281,998 (1)1,382,000 (1)3,100,100 (1)3,657,000 (1)5,044,197 (1)5,364,482 (1)5,652,881 (1)5,830,405 (1)6,001,008 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)9,434,593 (1)9,489,000 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,484,805 (1)11,532,151 (1)11,867,634 (1)14,151,540 (1)15,170,420 (1)31,500,000 (1)34,374,300 (1)35,000,000 (1)35,039,451 (1)41,417,056 (1)44,200,000 (1)46,118,793 (1)50,000,000 (1)52,695,952 (1)53,200,000 (1)54,200,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)77,620,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)106,510,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)189,268,366 (1)213,421,037 (1)273,610,384 (1)288,315,089 (1)656,098,097 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 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Rice (staple grain, Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaRice, Domestication section, ChinaQuote, Rice, Domestication section, Chinawas first domesticated in China 9,000 years agoView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.