sf wrote:

>>> I don't think jasmine rice is any more "fragrant" than other rice
>>> either.
>>
>> WHAT??
>>
>> Do you think that water and vinegar smell the same?
>> Do you think that vanilla and cabbage smell the same?
>> Do you think that shit and shinola smell the same?
>>
>> Seriously, if you don't recognize that jasmine rice is more fragrant than
>> normal long-grain rice, your olfactory sense is *severely* degraded.
>>
> <shrug> Jasmine rice has never had a "wow" factor for me. It's
> regular rice with a different name.

There's a difference between having a "wow" factor and simple recognition
that one rice is more fragrant than another.


> AFAIC, the people who think jasmine rice has a wow factor are the same
> people who listed salt and pepper as their "herb or spice" of choice
> in another thread. Just another example of bland Middle America.
> Gaak.

I didn't see anybody who claimed to be wowed by jasmine rice. Could you
please point out who might have posted that?

Also, I didn't read the "spice of choice" thread. Did I miss much?

Bob