Rice (TCG)

Rice was a common food source in Rokugan and Emperor taxes used to be paid with it. Her Father's Daughter, by D. G. Laderoute Rice was a vital crop that kept the Empire alive. A yearly stipend of rice formed the basis for currency in Rokugan: koku. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 10
== Use of Rice ==
White rice was always served plain in its own bowl, with chopsticks laid sideways across the top, never left inside the bowl, for that was too reminiscent of funeral rites. Sushi and rice balls were made from the sticky white rice, sake was brewed from rice, and rice vinegar was used in virtually every meal. While brown rice was occasionally eaten and used to make mochi, or rice cakes, and aromatic rice (brought to Rokugan and grown by the Unicorn) existed as a regional variant, white sticky rice was far and away the most common. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 65
== The Blessing of Daikoku ==
In the beginning of the Thousand Years of Peace the spread of iron tools improved the agriculture of rice paddies. With the canals and ditches such tools could produce reliable irrigation and the introduction of wetland, paddy-grown rice. Clans with access to flat, well-watered land soon enjoyed increased in both population and wealth. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 12
Category:Plants (TCG)
Category:Food (TCG)