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I get lots of rice from Sack containers. If you hit any delve or dungeon, especially ones where there are humanoids hiding out, just root through their sacks, crates, barrels, etc and you should find rice.
Provisioning Hirelings are a great source, over time, of Ingredients. I have 4 figures of all Ingredients and 90% of them came from Hirelings. Provisioning is easy to level too so getting the better hirelings is an easy process.
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Sacks and occasionally barrels I find rice but I get most of my rice from hirelin emails. You can easily purchase rice as well. Guilds and posting a zone chat to ask for it will always find you a seller.