This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: ...

Today, there are literally thousands of variations throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus. At its most basic, plov is rice, onions and ... can serve hundreds of people from a single kazan.

And around the world, people are finding creative new ways to grow ... more. Rice is eaten at every meal. “Rice security is synonymous with food security,” he said. Rice is central to the ...

Not very long ago, the Toek Thla neighborhood of Phnom Penh was a land of grass and rice ... people. Phnom Penh, with a population of 1.5 million, is one of the fastest-growing cities in Southeast ...

Differing thinking styles between Chinese people and Westerners ... Students from southern and central China’s rice-growing provinces think holistically, even though it’s unlikely that ...