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Traditional rice steamers in Laos. Steaming is a method of cooking using steam. This is often done with a food steamer, a kitchen appliance made specifically to cook food with steam, but food can also be steamed in a wok. In the American Southwest, steam pits used for cooking have been found dating back about 5,000 years.
Rice planting in Champasak province Laotian women planting rice seedlings near Sekong. Rice production in Laos is important to the national economy and food supply. [1] [2] Rice is a key staple for Laos, and over 60% of arable land is used for its cultivation. [2]
The earliest yan steamer dating from about 5000 BC was unearthed in the Banpo site. [1] In the lower Yangzi River , zeng pots first appeared in the Hemudu culture (5000–4500 BC) and Liangzhu culture (3200–2000 BC) and were used to steam rice; yan steamers were also unearthed in several Liangzhu sites, including 3 found at the Chuodun and ...
Stacked dim sum steamers. From the Neolithic period, ceramic steamers known as yan have been found at the Banpo site, dating to 5000 BC. [1] In the lower Yangzi River, zeng pots first appeared in the Hemudu culture (5000–4500 BC) and Liangzhu culture (3200–2000 BC) and were used to steam rice.
In the early 1990s, agriculture was the foundation of the economy. [1] Although a slight downward trend in the sector's contribution to gross domestic product was evident throughout the 1980s and early 1990s—from about 65 percent of GDP in 1980 to about 61 percent in 1989 and further decreasing to between 53 and 57 percent in 1991—a similar decrease in the percentage of the labor force ...
This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457 [ 1 ] metric tonnes .
The Vientiane Plain which covers Vientiane province and Vientiane Municipality is 1 of the 6 major rice producing plains in Laos. [18] Crafts and tailoring employs a number, and most rural villages in the province have tailors who make pants, shirts, mosquito nets and sheets. [ 19 ]
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