On 2012-05-15 13:36:18 +0000, notbob said:

> I love beans and I occasionally eat rice. I dearly love Popeye's Red
> Beans & Rice, though I'm not sure why. I think it's the salt. OTOH,
> I jes can't see Zatarain's RB&R mix. The rice is like Uncle Bens and
> the beans are already in the mix. Mom bought a box so I'll be trying
> it. I'm not optimistic.
>
> I always thought with real RB&R, they are cooked separately, then the
> beans top the rice. I tried that once before, but my efforts didn't
> turn out well.

Same here with the same results.

> Perhaps I'll try again. Although I understand the
> economics of rice and beans, I'm not a fan. I also don't care for the
> traditional Mexican equivelent, refritos and rice, despite loving good
> Mexican cuisine. The two items together is like starch overkill.

Setting Mexican beans and rice aside, I've had beans & rice dishes,
though not for many years, in the homes of friend's relatives in
Texas/Oklahoma. It was in my youth and memories of food are pretty
hazy, but there seemed to be a great deal of variation. Now I've
forgotten what my response was based on.

It may have been that sometimes it was more like New Orleanian RB&R and
other times it was seemed a stewed dish or a casserole kind of thing. I
haven't bumped into anything like these in 20 years.