A n alcoholic beverage made from moldy rice may have provided the spark that led to the widespread adoption of agriculture in East Asia. Having detected remnants of this ancient rice beer on ...

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‘Without rice, even the cleverest housewife can’t cook.’ From the ancient paddies to kitchens and markets around the world, this unassuming grain has become both a dietary staple and a ...

Terraced rice paddies, masterpieces of ancient engineering, have existed in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere for as long as two millennia. You don't have to be an expert to know that the ...

Today, humans live on just a few staple crops, like maize, rice, and wheat. But in the early days of agriculture, humans were domesticating foods left and right. Come with us as we disco ...

harvesting this rice means much more than money. It's a way to connect with their ancestors and pass on their traditions to future generations. But as the rest of the world discovers this ancient ...

(A) Plant procurement: collecting wild plants and harvesting rice; (B) plant processing: for food and pottery making; (C) food processing: cooking food and making qu starter with molds, yeast ...

The prefecture is called “the Land of Sunshine” because of its pleasant climate, but farmers working among the paddy fields and ancient rice terraces say that climate change is hurting the ...