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Nick Moraitis
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[Poll] Year of Rice
February 3, 2004 - 12:46 PM
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Did you know that this year, 2004, is the United Nations International Year of Rice?
Find out more at: http://www.fao.org/rice2004/
When you think about it, it's amazing how universal this topic is. Just like last years theme, 'water', rice is central to life - for perhaps the majority of us on earth it is part of our regular diet, if not everyday, many days. It is also part of our culture - with rice festivals and religious traditions focused around the harvest. Today, rice is at the heart of changes --
Is our diet changing to consume less traditional foods like Rice?
Is farming of rice becoming a big industry, and how does this impact the lives of many small farmer rice growers?
What about genetic engineering of rice?
How is rice important to you?
How often do you eat rice?
More than once a day
(0 votes for 0%)
Once a day
(2 votes for 25%)
At least once a week
(4 votes for 50%)
Less than once a week
(2 votes for 25%)
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Simon Moss
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Re: Year of Rice
February 3, 2004 - 04:23 AM
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At first, I thought it must have been a funny (haha) post. I mean, really, why have a year of rice? Why not a year of potato? Or year of yeast extract?
And then I read Nick's post ... and realised just how important this topic can be.
So, to start the ball rolling ... it's been amazing to note the change in cultural attitudes in Australia over the past 30 years (from what I've read and been told) - from a meat and potatoes culture to one that embraces rice, pasta, noodles and the like. My parents, both of whom are in their early 50s, said that rice was a rarity in Australian kitchens until the 70s, and didn't really take hold as a common food in many places until the 90s.
Now all we've gotta do is learn how to cook it properly ...
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Terri Willard
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Wild Rice
February 13, 2004 - 05:25 AM
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Rice has been catching on in North America as well. Although, far too many people still think that Minute Rice cooked in the microwave actually counts as a food item (ewww - hideous cardboard flavoured white gunk). But, more people are actually learning that there are different varieties of rice.
One of the things that is really catching on in Canada is wild rice (http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/spcrops/sc-cs_e.php?page=wildrice-rizsauvage). As far as I understand, this is a totally different species than what has evolved in Asia... but it's good!
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Cicero
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Re: Year of Rice
February 14, 2004 - 05:02 AM
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I am not asian. Which means:
Lot of greasy food, heavy takes 12 hours to eat  )
But it makes u live 10 years longer (WOW!)
Ave Futuria
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