Crossword: Can you live without rice? It’s a staple food that nourishes the whole world

  • Date: 22-Jan-2022
  • Source: Gulf News
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Crossword: Can you live without rice? It’s a staple food that nourishes the whole world

Rice has fed more people around the globe, over a longer period of time, than any other crop. Click to play today’s Crossword, where you can name a dish made exclusively of rice. Don't forget to visit section for all you need to know about recipes, cooking and cuisines. This tiny white grain has been documented in history books as far back as 2500 BC. In China, where it originated from, rice was considered to be the gift of animals. Legend has it that after a disastrous flooding, there was no food available since all the crop had been destroyed. But one day, a dog ran through the fields into a village, where some people noticed he had rice seeds hanging from his tail. The villagers decided to plant the seeds. Et voila! Rice grew and hunger disappeared. Other countries have folklore related to rice, as well. In India, the deity Vishnu is said to have produced rice from the Earth while the deity Indra taught people how to cultivate it. In Myanmar, the Kachins were said to have been sent forth from the centre of the Earth with rice seeds, and were directed to a country where it would