Rice is not only considered staple food in Asia. It is the life-blood of the Asian culture, held to almost sacred status for saving people during times of war and famine. Asians depend heavily on rice for daily sustenance, and like a ritual, is consumed several times a day. Eating rice is a diet deeply ingrained in the Asian psyche, almost like a religion.

But the sacred food they worship may be bowing out to the signs of the times.

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