Kinds of food.

Rice is a kind of food. It is obtained from paddy. Rice is our staple food. It grows in plenty in Bangladesh, India, Ceylon, Burma, Japan and in many countries of the world. There are many kinds of rice. But the chief varieties are Aus. Aman and Boro. But Aman is superior in quality and grows in plenty in our country. The Aman is sown in the month of Sraban and Bhadra. It is reaped in Badhra. The Boro grows in marshy places where water stands till the winter season. It is sown in winter and reaped in spring. At present a new variety of rice called IRRI is being cultivated. It grows fifty to sixty maunds per acre. Rice is of two kinds-Atap and Siddha. Various kinds of delicious foods are prepared form rice.