What we eat influences how our society works.
“Crucially, this labor cannot be delayed—if you miss the planting window or harvest late, the crop is ruined. As a result, rice farmers developed reciprocal labor exchange: neighbors help each other transplant and harvest in time. The timeliness pressure meant rice villages became tightly cooperative communities to ensure everyone’s fields were tended before it was too late.”
https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/how-bread-vs-rice-molded-history