Why do European people eat plenty of wheat? / myLot

September 14, 2019 12:37am CST

Europeans tend to consume foods made up of wheat. They seem to avoid rice as much as possible. Why are Europeans not a lot inclined towards rice and the like?

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

14 Sep 19

@Abesol @Starkinds @KityCat What a strange question. Rice doesn't grow everywhere in the world as you should know. What is true for Europe is also true for North America. Where do you find rice fields in the USA and Canada?

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Jaya singh

@Starkinds (32712)

• India

14 Sep 19

Ok thanks for sharing this.

hereandthere

@hereandthere (45645)

• Philippines

14 Sep 19

according to wikipedia "the six largest rice-producing states [are] Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas" but the variety/specie is african rice, not asian rice link to source:

Rice production in the United States - Wikipedia

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Left: US rice production by county. Right: Four varieties of rice. Rice production is important to the economy of the United States. Of the country's row crop farms, rice farms are the

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Jaya singh

@Starkinds (32712)

• India

14 Sep 19

@hereandthere right

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

14 Sep 19

Wheat is what grows best in Europe. The climate isn't ideal for rice, except around the Mediterranean. Italians eat risotto and the Spanish have paella.

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