On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 7:18:02 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > I don't make fried rice. I rarely order it in restaurants, since I only
> > want a few forkfuls of rice with my meal. It comes with the lunch special
> > at my favorite Thai spot, but I prefer the Pad Thai that also appears on
> > the "big plate o' carbs", so I often eschew the fried rice.
>
> When I order chinese, I always have the option of plain or fried
> rice. Same price. I choose the fried. This is not to eat plain.
> It's the base rice that comes with "General tso's chicken" or
> "kung pao chicken" "beef and broccoli" or "sweet and sour pork"
> etc.

We always ask for white rice, even though fried rice is the default with
the lunch special at our usual Chinese spot. At dinner, white rice is
the default. I don't even know if you can get fried rice as a side at
dinner.

Fried rice is too little (nutrition) for a meal, and too much (everything)
for a side dish.

Cindy Hamilton