South Koreans are now eating less than one bowl of rice a day on average. New data shows yearly rice consumption fell to a record low of 53.9 kilograms per person, about half of what it was 30 years ago. As people increasingly choose options like bread and noodles, rice bowls are disappearing from the table. But rice isn’t gone completely. Rice consumption through popular foods such as rice crackers, instant rice, and rice cakes reached a record 932,102 tons. Rice cakes alone jumped 32.1%, showing rice is still loved in new forms.
J.K. Park Senior Reporter kids/1772584398/1613368150
1. Who eats less rice on average?
2. Why are rice bowls disappearing now?
3. What is the new rice trend?
1. Do you eat rice every day?
2. How can we use more rice?
3. When do you eat rice cakes?
South Koreans are now eating less than one bowl of rice a day on average. New data shows yearly rice consumption fell to a record low of 53.9 kilograms per person, about half of what it was 30 years ago. As people increasingly choose options like bread and noodles, rice bowls are disappearing from the table. But rice isn’t gone completely. Rice consumption through popular foods such as rice crackers, instant rice, and rice cakes reached a record 932,102 tons. Rice cakes alone jumped 32.1%, showing rice is still loved in new forms.
