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Eels, called "unagi" in Japan, have been consumed there for millennia and are now typically grilled on skewers and dipped in a soy and rice wine sauce.

Pakistan is landlocked Afghanistan's top trading partner, supplying rice, pharmaceuticals and raw materials, while taking in 45 percent of Afghan exports in 2024, according to the World Bank.

In 2009, KinhBac took over a Hanoi hotel project from a struggling Japanese investor with plans to create Vietnam’s tallest building in the shape of a rice grain.

He said the family visits a food bank once a month for staples such as rice and beans.

There are clothes, packages, boxes, and bags of rice stacked upon one another.