Rice is a kind oscran. It is grown in warm parts o the warld, mainlyAsie,Africae, northrenItaly, an the Wast Coast oNorth Americae.Rice uised tae be the maindiet in mony kintras. It isnae eaten raw; uisually it is cuiked or biled. In some areas, sic asSpain, rice is first fried in olive ile or butter, then cuiked wi watter or soup. In ither areas, sic asIndie, rice is aeten wi sauce orcurry. Rice can be uised for tae makalcohol, sic asJapanesesake forby.Rice is tocht to have been first grown in auncient soothrenCheenae anIndie. Rice growin was brocht tae Japan mibbie in the 1st century BC, an became popular during the2t century an the3t century. Frae Indie, rice spread tae soothrenEurope an Africae.Rice is uisually plauntit in a flet field droukit wi watter. Afore croppin, the watter is drained frae the field. Aforefermers developed a guid fermin system anfertilisers, they uised tae let launds reist for 1 tae 2 year while ferming in ither launds.In some hot areas, nearhaund theequaetor, fermers dae dooble-croppin which means raisin twacrops a year.
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