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| Rice
is grown mainly in wet hot countries
such as the Far East, Southern America,
USA and especially India. |
| Rice
is a staple diet for many of the populations'
of these countries and has grown in
popularity in Europe over the past
20 years. |
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| The
uses of rice are wide ranging, used
for desserts as well as savoury recipes,
the growth in healthy eating has made
popular - brown, Basmati and wild
types of rice grain. |
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| Used
as a snack food, as a side dish or
as an accompaniment to dishes usually
but not always in a sauce, curry,
fricassee etc. |
| Rice can be eaten as a farinaceous
course prior to the main meal, braised
in the oven, cooked on top of the
stove as a savoury risotto, milk pudding
desserts hot and cold or used to garnish
soups. |
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