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Rice
Rice is one of the most important foods in the world. This is because people who live in China, Japan and India and other parts of Asia, live mainly on rice. In China the word "rice" is used in one of their greetings. People say:"Have you eaten your rice today?" This is because rice is so imprtant to the Chinese.
Although most of the world's rice is produced in Asia, sometimes it has to be imported. This happens when rice doesn't grow properly. If there is no rice harvest, people in asia may die.
Rice was first grown in China about five thousand years ago and it was then introduced into Egypt.
Rice was first grown in Europe, in Italy, about six hundred years ago. It was not grown until three hundred years ago in the United States. North americans eat some rice but they prefer bread and potatoes.
some rice is grown on hills but most rice is grown on flatland near rivers bcause rice needs a lot of water. In the ricegrowing parts of the United States, rice is planted and picked by machine but in most Asian countries everything is done by hand.