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What are the staple foods?

The staple foods are: rice, steamed bread, pies, noodles and so on.

The main component of rice is starch. It is a favorite staple food in China, even in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is steamed or stewed with rice and appropriate amount of water.

Steamed bread, also known as "steamed bread" and "steamed bread", is the original name of "steamed bread" and one of the traditional pasta in China. This is a food steamed with fermented flour. Steamed bread with wheat flour as the main raw material is one of the daily staple foods of China people.

Pancake is a kind of bread made of flour, starch or wheat flour, which is made of unique raw materials by using traditional China technology and local technology. Pie can be eaten directly or stewed with vegetables.

Noodles have been made and eaten for more than 4000 years. It is a dough made of cereal or bean flour with water, then pressed or rolled or sliced, then cut or pressed, or rubbed, pulled and kneaded into strips (narrow or wide, flat or round) or small pieces. Noodles are simple to make, convenient to eat and rich in nutrition. They can be used as both staple food and fast food, and have long been accepted and loved by people all over the world.