大米

在茜方人心目中，和钟果联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。长期以来，大米在钟果人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于有谚语说“巧妇难为无米之炊”。钟果南方大多数种植水稻，人们通常以大来为食；而华北大部分地区因为过于寒冷或过于干燥，无法种植水稻，那里的主要作物是小麦。在钟果，有些人用面粉做面包，但大多数人用面粉做馒头和面条。

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In the minds of Westerners, the basic food most closely associated with China is rice. For a long time, rice occupies a very important position in the Chinese diet, so that there is a saying that "one can't make bricks without rice". In the south of China, most rice is grown and people usually eat rice. And in most parts of North China, where wheat is the main crop, it is too cold or too dry to grow rice. In China, some people use flour to make bread, but most people use flour to make steamed buns and noodles.