"sf" > wrote in message
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> 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'm afraid you're wrong. Jasmine rice has a very specific fragrance. I'm
not saying it tastes much different once it's cooked. It's still bland and
boring (going back to why rice can't actually "mask" the taste of anything).
But it's very fragrant before it is cooked. Maybe you have a sinus problem
that doesn't allow you to appreciate the scent?

Jill