On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:24:46 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 23:42:44 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, 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.
>
> 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 don't see how recognizing the importance of salt and pepper in cooking
equates to 'bland middle america.' quite the opposite, i would say.

your pal,
blake