rice
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Ube was a staple of Philippine gardens as long as 5,000 years ago, boiled and eaten by families as a substitute to rice when their provisions ran out.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Sorghum, barley and rice prices also increased, with rice supported by weather concerns and seasonally tighter supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The hard thing is this: We are making as much on things like corn, rice, wheat that we did in the 1970s,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Diet is another problem: many families rely heavily on rice and lentil soup, with too little protein and dietary variety.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I can sense it in the frenzied way she’s scooting grains of rice around on her plate.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
It’s one of the best fried rices in the South End: aromatic with smoky wok hei, seasoned with a clarion-sweet soy sauce and amped up with MSG.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
These different rices were either not washed at all, washed three times with water or washed ten times with water.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
In China, red mouth glutinous rice was spurned in favor of high-yielding white rices known as IR8 and IR64.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
I go to a little place to buy dumplings and I get various rices, like black rice or green rice or jasmine rice or sticky rice.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
They’re bringing us rices And cocoa and spices And pineapples done up in tin, And maybe Aunt Dinah Will come back from China If ever the boats get in.
From The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes by Blanche Fisher Wright
For one, it doesn’t absorb liquid like rice does, so riced cauliflower alongside stews and curries will be more watery.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
A spicy tomato base serves as the chili's foundation for shredded kale, riced cauliflower, and white navy beans, making it a veggie-heavy meal that will actually keep you satiated.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2021
About a year ago, the chain introduced riced cauliflower as an alternative to quinoa.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2020
Trader Joe’s, with more than 450 stores nationwide, started carrying its own brand of riced cauliflower last year that sold out so quickly that some stores reportedly instituted a two-bag limit on customers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2018
When done place on a hot platter and surround with riced potato.
From Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. by Rufus Estes
This takes the work out of ricing a head of cauliflower, for instance, and makes mincing garlic and ginger less of a chore.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
But the beds are “continually shrinking,” said White, who’s been ricing for three decades.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
“Ricing to me is real spiritual. There’s a lot who have gone home already, and when I’m ricing, the harder I work … the closer I am to them.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
A 44-year-old single dad, he takes his two boys and a nephew ricing to help cover the bills and for the kids to buy video games.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
They were planning this year’s sugaring, a time everyone looked forward to with joy and excitement, as much as ricing, maybe even more.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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