在西方人心目中，和中国联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。

In the mind of Westerners, Chinese people have the closest connection to rice, the basic food for Chinese.

长期以来，大米在中国人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于有句谚语说“巧妇难为无米之炊”。

Rice occupies a very important position in the Chinese diet of diet for a long time. There is even a saying that even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.

中国南方大多数种植水稻，人们通常以大米为主食；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。

People in south China plant and live on rice, which people in the most parts of North China cannot plant rice due to excessively dry and cold weather. The main crop there is wheat.

在中国，有些人用面粉做面包，但大多数人用面粉做馒头和面条。

In China, some people use flour to bake bread, but most people make steamed bread and noodles with flour.

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