Rice is one of the world's most important foods-and also one of the most beautiful. Whether it's dropping down a hillside in the Philippines, China or Indonesia or sweeping across laser-levelled "bays" in pancake-flat Australia, rice is always stunning. Every step, from field to plate, has a story to tell-from planting, growing, harvesting and processing to trading, consuming or simply celebrating.Showcasing some of the best pictures from Lonely Planet Images, Rice Trails is a beautifully conceived pictorial dedicated to everything to do with this vital food source.