Northeastern asia and southern asia are the important area of rice production in the world, rice play an important role in diet life of people and sociality and politics in the counties of these areas. There are long and rich rice culture customs and rice origin myth and legend in the countries.The paper analysis the role, production, consumption and culture of rice in the India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippine, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and also point out chief mark for rice culture in India and Indonesia.