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  2. Rice water - Wikipedia

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    The use of rice water has dated back to the Heian period (794CE to 1185CE) in Japan. Japanese women during this time period were known to have floor-length hair kept healthy by bathing it in rice water. [4] [5] Today, a group known as the Yao people reside primarily in Huangluo, which is a village in China. The Yao women are famous for their ...

  3. History of rice cultivation - Wikipedia

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    Rice farming has a long history in Indonesia. The history of rice cultivation is an interdisciplinary subject that studies archaeological and documentary evidence to explain how rice was first domesticated and cultivated by humans, the spread of cultivation to different regions of the planet, and the technological changes that have impacted ...

  4. Rice - Wikipedia

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    The rice plant can grow to over 1 m (3 ft) tall; if in deep water, it can reach a length of 5 m (16 ft). A single plant may have several leafy stems or tillers.The upright stem is jointed with nodes along its length; a long slender leaf arises from each node. [1]

  5. Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus - Wikipedia

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    A separate species of rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus brevirostris is present in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Suriname and Venezuela. Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus began spreading through the rice growing regions of Asia in 1976 (China, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan); in Europe it has been present in Italy since 2004, in the regions of the ...

  6. Congee - Wikipedia

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    Congee (/ ˈ k ɒ n dʒ iː /, derived from Tamil கஞ்சி) [1] [2] [3] is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice–water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal porridge to a gruel. Since the history of rice cultivation in Asia ...

  7. Paddy field - Wikipedia

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    Rice is now grown in all the three seasons of Myanmar, though primarily in the Monsoon season – from June to October. Rice grown in the delta areas relies heavily on the river water and sedimented minerals from the northern mountains, whilst the rice grown in the central regions require irrigation from the Irrawaddy River.

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  9. Sungnyung - Wikipedia

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    Rice in Korea was traditionally made by using a heavy iron cauldron (like a Dutch oven), with the rice being cooked until all water had been boiled away and a crust made on the bottom of the pot. [2] Making sungnyung would not only prevent waste of the remaining rice that was sticking to the pot, it would also naturally clear out the pot's ...