Rice, the world's number one staple
The Recycled Cook By Adrian Sleeman Rice, the world's number one staple This is without doubt the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in South East Asia. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Rice was first domesticated by the Chinese over 10,000 years ago in the Pearl River valley region of China . From East Asia, rice as a food staple spread to South East and Southern Asia. Rice was eventually introduced to Europe through India, and to the Americas through European colonisation. Growing up in wales for me rice was usually served as a milky pudding with a lovely skin on top but over the years and with much travel I have learned that rice is probably the most versatile staple in the world. We are now of course ...