A staple food is a basic but nutritious food that forms the basis of a traditional diet, particularly that of the poor. Staple foods vary from place to place, but are usually of vegetable origin, from cereals, pulses, corn, rice, millets and plants growing starchy roots. Bread, noodles (or pasta), rice congee, polenta and porridge are prepared from them.

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magazine article: "Rice is low-fat and high in energy, and you can mix it with just about anything to make a wide variety of tasty nutritious dishes." Read article

word game: Staple foods: Match the names of different types of staple foods to pictures of them. Play game

story:. Rice Bowl Wishes. A "fabulous, original" Chinese children's story of traditional values with a very strong message.Read story

cartoon: "I'm on a seafood diet." "Seafood? But that's turkey!" "Yes, but the more ..." See cartoon

trivia: Proverb: Apple blossoms are beautiful, but rice dumplings are better. (Japanese) See more staple foods trivia

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