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米

Rice

Japanese rice symbol.

Japanese rice symbol

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Pho

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"In the Korean and Japanese language, the Chinese character for the rice' (米 ,kome?) is composed by two eights (八 ,hachi?) and ten (十 ,jū?) which is 88, eighty-eight (八十八 ,hachi-jū-hachi?). A proverbial saying in Japan states: "The farmer spends eighty-eight efforts on rice from planting to crop." This teaches the sense of mottainai and gratitude for the farmer and for rice itself."

[proverbial saying, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)]

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Wikipedia:

Rice > Oryza
Rice Recipes
Rice (cooked)
Categories: Rice
Category: Varieties of rice
Basmati rice
Bhutanese red rice
Black rice
Brown rice
Jasmine rice
List of rice dishes
List of rice varieties
Nutritious Rice for the World
Puffed rice
Red rice
Rice Belt
Rice bran oil
Rice ethanol
Rice wine
Straw
System of rice intensification
Rice shortage
White rice

basmati rice

NOUN:

An aromatic long-grain rice from India.

ETYMOLOGY:

Hindi bsmat, fragrant, from bs, fragrance, perfume, from Sanskrit vsa

VARIANT FORMS:

also brown rice, arborio rice, jasmine rice

In the News . . .

Anarsa: India's deep-fried taste of Diwali -- BBCNews (06 November 2023)
The One Ingredient That Makes Rice 100x Better -- thekitchen (31 October 2023)
Six foods that climate change is going to ruin: Some of the most common crops, like corn and coffee, are already suffering as the Earth warms -- salon (06 February 2023)
Back to the future for India's rice farmers – BBCNews (15 August 2023)
The Tenacious Quest to Find the World’s Best Rice -- TASTE (01 January 2022)
Jollof Wars: Who does West Africa's iconic rice dish best? -- BBCtravel (07 June 2021)
Drought in Taiwan Pits Chip Makers Against Farmers -- The New York Times (13 April 2021)
The rice of the sea: how a tiny grain could change the way humanity eats -- The Guardian (09 April 2021)
Seeds of change -- BBCReel (12 March 2021)
How rice shaped the American South -- Michael W Twitty, BBCtravel (08 March 2021)
Uncle Ben's rice to get revamp after criticism over racial stereotyping -- The Guardian (23 September 2020)
Bhutan - Change Comes to the Happy Kingdom -- Deutsche Welle (42:26 min., 2020) (trailer; link) homepage
Riz au lait: A simple French dish made from pantry staples -- BBCtravel (21 May 2020)
Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink? -- The Guardian (29 January 2020)
From rubbish to rice: the cafe that gives food in exchange for plastic -- The Guardian (24 December 2019)
Although versions of nasi lemak can be found across South-East Asia, Malaysia claims this beloved street food classic as its own -- BBCtravel (12 November 2019)
Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to child blindness’ -- The Guardian (26 October 2019)
Why Nigeria has restricted food imports -- BBCnews (17 August 2019)
From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows -- The New York Times (30 April 2019)
The Ascension of Cauliflower: Food companies are capitalizing on the low-carb, gluten-free trend by using vegetables like cauliflower to replace flour, rice and other simple carbs -- The New York Times (08 June 2018)
Yes, There Is Arsenic In Your Rice. Here's What You Need To Know -- The Huffington Post (14 November 2017)
North Korean snacks: 'Speed cakes' and 'man-made meat' -- BBCNews (06 November 2017)
How we are all cooking rice incorrectly and could be endangering our health -- The Telegraph News (08 February 2017)
Nigerian officials row over 'plastic rice' -- BBCNews (23 December 2016)
'Plastic rice' seized in Nigeria -- BBCNews (21 December 2016)
Don't call it 'the new ramen.' Why pho is central to Vietnamese identity -- MPRNews (13 September 2016)
In Push for G.M.O.s, China Battles Fears of 8-Legged Chickens -- The New York Times (19 October 2016)
'Bon Appétit' video of white chef explaining how to eat pho is peak cuisine Columbusing [Vietnam] -- Food.Mic (08 September 2016)
New agreement will allow US rice exports to China -- BBCNews (21 July 2017)
Leftover Rice Can Give You Food Poisoning If You Do This -- OMG Facts (31 March 2017)
Should I worry about arsenic in my rice? -- Dr Michael Mosley, BBCNews (10 February 2017)
Genetically Modified Golden Rice Falls Short on Promises -- Lancaster Farming (17 July 2016)
Rice Domestication Revealed by Reduced Shattering of Archaeological rice from the Lower Yangtze valley -- Nature Scientific Reports (21 June 2016)
Anthropologist Glenn Stone Again Declares GMO Golden Rice More Hat Than Cattle -- Science 2.0 (04 June 2016)
Remains of rice and mung beans help solve a Madagascan mystery -- ScienceDaily (30 May 2016)
Ancient Crop Remains Record Epic Migration to Madagascar -- Science (30 May 2016)
Salt-Resistant Rice Offers Hope For Farmers Clinging To Disappearing Islands -- NPR (18 May 2016)
A drink of life and death [Raksi, Nepal] -- BBCtravel (25 May 2016)
Why Rice Growers in China Are More Sexually Liberal Than Wheat Growers -- Conversation (12 May 2016)
For the First Time in 800 Years, Rice and Beans Are Kosher for Passover -- Smithsonian (21 April 2016)
Is this the world’s greatest rice? -- BBCtravel (29 March 2016)
Moroccan Rice Pudding Recipe -- Amanda Hesser, New York Times,, Cooking (24 March 2017)
Study Argues Rice Was Domesticated at Least Three Times -- Science (02 November 2015)
Why an iron fish can make you stronger -- BBCNews (17 May 2015)
Cambodia's lucky iron fish -- BBCNews (16 May 2015)
Four-part Series on Rice and Beans -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (May 2015)
- (1) Rice and Beans: How Does Culture Become Generic? [Four Part Series] -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (11 May 2015)

(2) Rice and Beans: What Is the Difference between Public and Private Culture? -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (12 May 2015)
(3) Rice and Beans: The Private Role of Food -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (14 May 2015)
(4) Rice and Beans: Shaping the Customer's Choice -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (15 May 2015)

‘Rice theory’ explains north-south China cultural divide -- Past Horizons (13 May 2014)
What You Farm Affects Your Thinking, Study Says -- National Geographic News (08 May 2014)
Rice Theory: Why Eastern Cultures Are More Cooperative -- NPR (08 May 2014)
Golden Rice: Lifesaver? -- Amy Harmon, The New York Times (25 August 2013)
In Ancient China, Sago Palms Were Major Plant Food Prior to Rice Cultivation -- Science Daily (08 May 2013)
Sago-Type Palms Were an Important Plant Food Prior to Rice in Southern Subtropical China -- PLoS ONE (08 May 2013)
Unraveling The Mystery Of A Rice Revolution -- NPR (03 May 2013)
Rice Farming in India: 'Now I Produce Enough Food for My Family' -- [video] Guardian (05 March 2013)
India farmers think big but grow micro to enrich their soil -- Guardian (n.d.)
India's rice revolution: Chinese scientist questions massive harvests -- Guardian (23 February 2013)
India's Rice Revolution -- Guardian (16 February 2013)
- India's Rice Revolution – Audio Slideshow-- Guardian (15 February 2013)
Salt-Tolerant Rice 'Could Aid Japan's Tsunami Farmers' -- BBC News (24 January 2012)
Evolution and Domestication of Seed Structure Shown to Use Same Genetic Mutation -- ScienceDaily (07 July 2011)
Early Agricultural Piracy Informs the Domestication of Rice -- Science Daily (09 June 2011)
Farmers Were Genetic Breeders 10,000 Years Ago -- NewScientist (06 June 2011)
Rice traced to single domestication event in China -- BBC News (03 May 2011)

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Africa Revives Hardy, Local Rice vs Asian Cousin -- Reuters (21 May 2010)
big picture agriculture [rice production statistics]
Black Rice -- Blackrice.com
Bray, Francesca, Peter A. Coclanis, Edda L. Fields-Black, and Schäfer Dagmar (Eds.). 2015. Rice : Global Networks and New Histories. NY: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107360266.
Brown, Lester R. Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity. NY: W.W. Norton, 2012.
Carney, Judith A. Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001.
Chang, Te-Tzu. “Economic and Biological Importance of Rice.” The Cambridge World History of Food.
Davidson, Joanna. Sacred Rice: An Ethnography of Identity, Environment, and Development in Rural West Africa. Oxford University Press, 2015.
Early agriculture left traces in animal bones -- EurekAlert (23 March 2009)
- Early Agriculture Left Traces In Animal Bones - ScienceDaily (2009-03-23)
- Early Chinese May Have Eaten Millet Before Rice - Science (2009-03-25)
- Fresh proof of China being cradle of rice cultivation - China Daily (2009-03-27)
Food Security in Asia and the Changing Role of Rice -- The Asia Foundation (October 2010)
Freeman, Michael. Ricelands: The World of South-east Asian Food. London: Reaktion, 2008.
Fresh proof of China being cradle of rice cultivation -- China Daily (27 March 2009)
The Golden Rice Project -- goldenrice.org
Hamilton, Roy W. The Art of Rice: Spirit and Sustenance in Asia. University of California Los Angeles, Fowler, 2004.
Hess, Karen. The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1998 [1992].
International Rice Research Institute
- Methods of Planting Rice
- World Rice Statistics
Is Rice Domestication to Blame for Red-Faced Asians? -- Science (20 January 2010)
Marton, Renee. Rice: A Global HIstory. London: Reaktion Books, 2014.
On Rice Production and Stocks -- big picture agriculture (05 February 2010)
Proctor H. B. Rice: its history, culture, manufacture, and food value. London: William Dunham, 1882. [Facimile edition: Nabu Press, 2010.]
Rice [Research & Impact: Areas of Research] -- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Revealing the Ancient Chinese Secret of Sticky Rice Mortar -- ScienceDaily (01 June 2010)
Rice Anatomy -- Section of Plant Biology, Division of Biological Sciences , UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Rice -- Te-Tzu Chang, Cambridge World HIstory of Food
Rice -- Wikibooks Cookbook
Rice Export Statistics -- big picture agriculture (22 November 2010)
Rice: History & Types Of Rice -- The Nibble: The Magazine about Speciality Foods
Sharma, S. D. Rice: Origin, Antiquity and History. Science Publishers, 2010.
Smith, C. Wayne and Robert Henry Dilday. Rice: origin, history, technology, and production. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Stoney, Mrs. Samuel G. (Compiler). Carolina Rice Cook Book. Charleston, SC, 1901. In Hess, Karen. The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1998 [1992].
Thai Hill Farmers Help Preserve Genetic Diversity of Rice -- EurekAlert (14 January 2010)
Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne. A History of Food. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons/Blackwell 2009.
Twitty, Michael W. The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South. NY: HarperCollins, 2017.

The Cooking Gene, Michael W. Twitty

USDA Economic Research Service
- Crops
  - Rice
U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1973. Rice in the United States: Varieties and production. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Handbook No. 289. Washington, D.C.
Visser, Margaret. Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal. NY: Grove, 2010 [1986].
Wild Food Crop Relatives to Be 'Rescued' -- BBC News (10 December 2010)
Wilk, Richard and Livia Barbosa (Eds.). Rice and Beans: A Unique Dish in a Hundred Places. Bloomsbury/Berg, 2012.
Zubaida, Sami and Richard Tapper (Eds.). A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East. NY: Tauris, 2001.