Rice VS noodles, who is the strongest staple food? The result never occurred to me!

Among the three staple foods in China, corn is obviously inferior to rice and noodles in status. In our life, whether noodles or rice noodles, steamed bread or rice are all around us. No matter what kind of dishes you like, rice and noodles are almost the only choice for staple food, so is rice taking the lead or noodles better? Let me analyze it slowly.

First, whose history is longer? Rice VS wheat

According to reliable archaeological records, China was planted in the Yangtze River basin as early as 7, 000 years ago, while wheat was planted 13000 years ago, while China's earliest wheat planting record was 4, 000 years ago.

Win: wheat

Second, richness competition

What kind of food can you think of? In addition to all kinds of rice, there are rice noodles, bait wire, rice noodles, rice cakes and so on. Similarly, hundreds of kinds of noodles can be counted alone, not to mention all kinds of noodles and noodle products. The quantity and variety are too high for all other ingredients to reach, and this round can only be considered a draw.

Win: draw

III. Eating habits

It is said that southerners like to eat rice and northerners love noodles. There is no problem with this sentence itself, but if you study it carefully, you can't stand deliberation. In fact, there are outstanding rice noodle foods in both north and south, but generally speaking, there is a phenomenon that southern rice products are more abundant and northern pasta foods are more abundant. China has a vast territory, and its eating habits will naturally vary according to the climate and environment, so it is still difficult to tell the difference between victory and defeat here.

Win: draw

IV. Output

The output of both wheat and rice is high, but who is bigger? According to statistics, in 2015, China's rice planting area reached 30213.2 thousand hectares, with an output of 208.245 million tons, and wheat planting area reached 24141.3 thousand hectares, with an output of 130.187 million tons. From this data, the yield of rice is obviously higher than that of wheat, which also means that the overall grain consumption of rice is higher.

Win: Rice

Summary: both rice and noodles are 1-1, 1-2, and it is still difficult to win or lose. In fact, we can never get a definite answer about which is more popular, rice or noodles. Because everyone's tongue has its own joy, our own preferences can not be imposed on others, nor can we be influenced by others. So dear readers, do you prefer rice or noodles? Let's vote together:

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