Padi or Rice or Oryza Sativa is a common plant you’ll see throughout Asian countries. When you happen to visit Indonesia, especially Java island, you’ll see this plant a lot. 99% of Indonesian consume rice as the main food.
Rice is normally grown as an annual plant, although in tropical areas it can survive as a perennial and can produce a ratoon crop for up to 20 years. The rice plant can grow to 1–1.8 m tall, occasionally more depending on the variety and soil fertility. The grass has long, slender leaves 50–100 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad. The small wind-pollinated flowers are produced in a branched arching to pendulous inflorescence 30–50 cm long. The edible seed is a grain (caryopsis) 5–12 mm long and 2–3 mm thick.
Rice cultivation is well-suited to countries and regions with low labor costs and high rainfall, as it is very labor-intensive to cultivate and requires plenty of water for cultivation. Rice can be grown practically anywhere, even on a steep hill or mountain. Although its parent species are native to South Asia and certain parts of Africa, centuries of trade and exportation have made it commonplace in many cultures worldwide. (source: en.wikipedia)
Now.. my favorite is fried rice. You can mixed it with prawns, squids, fish or meat. And how about you?
wow, it looks like a very cozy place to take a nap!
nice photos, moxeous :) oh, and I like my rice to be fried too
We have chicken rice, Nasi Kandar, Nasi Lemak….
All are my favourites.
And the last picture is beautiful.
great pictures and info about rice. Rice is actually one of my favorite foods, there are so many different ways I like it, my favorite is probably with stir fry.
It’s so green as far as the eyes can see! Beautiful..
Chicken rice and Nasi Lemak… these are my two faves! :D
I used to grow padi when I was a kid, following my parents. It’s hard labor under the hot sun… I hated it. But now, there aren’t many padi fields left and I miss seeing the padi fields.
Thank you all.
@Nessa: Yes, I saw how hard the farmers work under the sun everyday. So let’s not waste our food!
I found your post really interesting…i had no idea how rice really grew…I just put it on my plate ..which now makes me feel kind of bad :-( I love rice in many forms and it depends on what mood I’m in to which my favourite is…My hubby loves egg fried rice!!
oh, very peaceful and lovely. i miss seeing the vast rice fields.