Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Taue (Rice-planting)

                                                                                    Attribution: IRRI Images
Image: Padi stalks ready for harvesting
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

Most widely consumed
Second highest to maize in
world-wide production

Maize meant for other
purposes but rice is for
human consumption

Culture and regions
spawn dishes, wines and
desserts of all kinds

Obesity  is
serious concern though but rice
reigns as staple food

Written for Chev’s CARPE DIEM #220 with prompt Taue (Rice-Planting)

8 comments:

  1. hey i like me a good rice...smiles...fried rice...yum....actually like most rice...except overcooked...blech

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  2. nice about rice :)

    ALOHA from Honolulu
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  3. A delicious and creative haikus about an important issue, wonderful!

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  4. What an overview of rice as one of the world's staples!

    Rice Planters

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  5. Rice, isn't bad, but all grain is avoided at my pad

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  6. didn't know haiku could be so instructive!

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