On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 11:29:10 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 11:27:54 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 10:13:17 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > > > dsi1 wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The advent of the automatic rice cooker meant that we no longer got the
> > > > > scorched rice on the bottom of the pan.
> > > >
> > > > Interesting. I've always cooked my rice in a small saucepan with lid and
> > > > timed. I have never scorched rice...ever. Not white or the brown that
> > > > takes longer to cook. Guess I'm just lucky, eh? :-o
> > >
> > > You must be lucky in the extreme. I used to scorch the rice all the time
> > > before our family got an automatic rice cooker. My recommendation is you try
> > > out your luck in Vegas.
> > >
> > > Asian cultures will be quite familiar with this stuff. Perhaps white folks
> > > are incapable of burning rice. That's OK, I can't make mashed potatoes so
> > > I'd call it a fair trade. 
> > >
> > > http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitch...cle/burnt-rice
> > >
> > > ====================
> > >
> > > I have never heard of that! Perhaps you use less water then we do?
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> >
> > I can offer no explanation for this.
>
>
> Dsi1, you took my innocent comment way too seriously. I was not
> comparing me to you or to all Asians about cooking rice. I was just
> surprised that you mentioned the rice cooker prevented scorching or
> burning rice. I've never had that happen with my saucepan method...
> true.
>
> Look at the numbers though...I cook rice maybe 3-4 times a year at most.
> If I cooked it all the time, perhaps I might burn it occasionally. I
> just never have. No need to call me and the others that agreed with me
> arrogant, ignorant and racist. You need to take comments at face value
> and not read more into them.
>
> "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."
>
> Lighten up, Dude. This is evil RFC. Roll with the criticism but don't
> look for it when it's not even intended. Your responses to this one
> surprised me. wth?
My suggestion is that you take your own suggestion and roll with it. The culturally insensitive will always see themselves as the innocent, persecuted, ones - for more information on this, please keep abreast of current events.