Two thousand years ago, during the prehistoric Woodland period, the Laurel and Blackduck people of the Rainy River turned to a wild growing aquatic plant for a food staple. When trade began to ...

Now, using new data collected samples of ancient, carbonized rice, a team of Japanese and Chinese scientists have successfully determined DNA sequences to make the first comparisons between modern ...

Rediscovering Ancient Grains In modern nutrition, ancient grains are making a remarkable comeback. These venerable seeds, often overlooked in favor of more contemporary fare, are proving to be ...

What makes black rice a superfood? High in antioxidants, rich in protein, and packed with anthocyanins- this ancient grain is ...

and if they might have found a solution! Show more How farmers and scientists in eastern India are using ancient rice seeds to fight flooding, increasing soil salinity and drought. The BBC’s ...

Food from ancient, and not-so-ancient, times, has seen cuisine from across China appear on tables at home and abroad to this ...

Has rice always been a part of Indian culture? Archaeological evidence of rice cultivation in India suggests that this grain was the basis of India’s ancient civilizations, with signs that rice was ...

I typically use organic California short grain brown rice, but when I want to treat myself, I'll order Morika (my favorite grain shop in my hometown of Nara, Japan) ancient rice from The Rice Factory.

Even though I don’t cook Chinese food all the time, I can hardly step into my kitchen without encountering ingredients, ...

Subak is an ancient rice irrigation system developed in line with the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, which holds that human well-being is maintained by balance between people, nature and the ...