Historically, rice didn’t grow everywhere and it was only affordable to the wealthy or reserved as a rare treat.
People talk about the significance of ancestral diets as a way to rediscover the lost connection of ones food and land. I’ve been thinking and learning more about the foods my family eats, and the impacts these foods have on our health and the environment.
Ingrained is a zine I wrote that explores the conflicting feelings I have about rice, its history, and the roles it plays in shaping my family’s culture and identity.
You can read the full story in Peddler Journal’s third issue!