On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:14:56 -0700, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 12:14:33 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>I was curious, so . . .
>>>
>>> According the Wikipedia, Spanish Rice is unknown in Spain. In the US,
>>> the dish is referred to interchangeably as Mexican Rice or Spanish
>>> Rice.
>>>
>>> According to Martha Stewart, it is a 'pilaf-style' dish. Meaning that
>>> the rice is browned/coated in a hot fat before the liquid is added.
>>>
>>> I found no indications that Mexican Rice ever contains meat.
>>> Mexican Rice/Spanish Rice recipes are all pretty much the same,
>>> although some indicate that the inclusion of small bits of carrot are
>>> traditional.
>>>
>>> Marcella Valladolid, a Mexican, (Food Network) offers her Mexican Rice
>>> recipe.
>>> Marcella's Recipe
>>> http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/m...no-recipe.html
>>> or
>>> http://tinyurl.com/j24zqwg
>>>
>>> Janet US
>>
>>I agree on the meat part. When I make Mexican rice, there is no meat. When
>>I make Spanish, it is the meal, although there might be an additional
>>vegetable or salad on the side. I disagree on the pilaf part.
>
>You're not listening.
>Spanish rice and Mexican rice are the same thing. (BTW, the slash mark
>-/-, is used in writing so the writer does not need to take a position
>on a naming controversy) The rice dish is named either way depending
>on where you live.
>Pilaf is a cooking method where the rice is in hot fat of some sort
>before the liquid is added.
>You can call what you make anything you want but that doesn't change
>what it really is. You are making a Mexican-themed hotdish.
>Pilaf is not limited to a some rice, broth and onions.
>Janet US

"Spanish Rice" is really a Tex Mex dish, it's much more an American
dish than Mexican. I've traveled extensively throughout Mexico and
traveling maybe 30 miles south of the border I've never seen what
Americans call Spanish Rice... throughout Mexico similar rice dishes
typically contain beans and no tomato, usually seasoned with garlic
and onion... in Central America the same dish is prepared but it also
may contain bits of meat, usually pork but in Belize Gibnut is offered
and typically has an extra cost as it's considered a luxury. The dish
is not seasoned with hot pepper but may contain bell pepper or other
mild peppers... hot sauce and salsa is on the table but no ketchup.