Before the development of modern transportation and food storage, people's food came from plants and animals that were found in the areas where lived. Even today, people who live near the ocean tend to eat a lot of seafood. People in hot and humid climates cat a varicty of tropical fruits such as coconuts, bananas, or mangoes. Their staple food is rice that grows well in wet and hot climates. Fox example, rice is a daily diet for people in many Asian countries. Many of their foods are made from rice or use rice as one of their main ingredients.
People in cold regions can grow wheat easity, bread is therefore the staple food in Europe. Europeans use wheat to make different types of breads. Many of their foods use wheat as a main ingredient. Fruits like apples, plums and peaches that grow well in cold weather are popular in Europe. People in descrt rcgions eat a lot of barlcy, millet, and sorghum. These staple foods do not need a lot of water, so they grow well in hot and dry areas like desserts.
One of the most common fruits in desscrt areas is dates and figs. They are often eaten dried and dried and dried figs are also used in many cooling recipes of these regions.