staple food , also: staple *

Rice is the staple food of over half the world's population.

Rice and fish is the staple food of the people.

"At one time, they were a staple food source for our ancestors."

Bananas were used as a staple food in the region, long before the White man came.

Fish and other staple food however still came from nearby towns.

In some tropical areas, they are a staple food crop.

The staple food for the majority of the inhabitants in the area is fish.

Rice has been the staple food for the Japanese historically.

The nature of the staple food is also significant.

Electricity, gas and staple food prices have increased at least as much.

Fish and tapioca was the staple food for the common man.

99% of the total population has rice as their staple food.

Milk has long been a staple food of agricultural societies.

With rice, wheat is the world's most favored staple food.

The seeds were used to make pinole, a staple food.

Rice and beans is a staple food in many cultures around the world.

Nonetheless, it remains a common staple food among many Germans.

For this reason sinking pellets are a common staple food.

As wheat is the staple food of the state, breads are very significant.

She said her mother and 10-year-old son had gone for two months without any cornmeal, Zimbabwe's staple food.

It was a regional staple food before rice became predominant.

However, it is a staple food item in the diets of many local peoples.

Bread is not so popular as a staple food.

Milk has been a staple food, especially among the pastoral tribes in this country.

However, the yield of staple food from Organic farming is growing.