On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 1:42:10 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 8:42:02 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > Rice with hot tea poured on it is a popular thing to eat with the old
> > folks. I've never gotten a taste for it - it's a pretty old-school thing
> > to do. My guess is they'll still do that in Japan.
>
> I must be an elderly Asian. I don't regularly pour hot tea over rice,
> but I've done it. It was pretty good.
>
> There used to be a Chinese restaurant nearby; we'd go there and get
> a family-sized bowl of hot and sour soup, two servings of rice, and
> tea. (I believe the owners thought we were crazy, but they seemed
> to like us.) I'd occasionally pour some hot tea into my rice.
> Sadly, the place closed suddenly and we've never been able to find
> out if they re-opened elsewhere.
>
> Cindy

Most peculiar. That's not something most people would spontaneously do. Usually, people will learn this from their parents.