On 2019-07-24 7:18 a.m., Gary wrote:

> 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.
>

I never order fried rice in Chinese restaurants. Steamed rice is a heck
of a lot cheaper, and a lot of times when you don't order it they will
give you some anyway. I checked the prices at a Chinese place I used to
frequent. It's $3 for an order of steamed rice. There is very little
that goes into fried rice, the prices for the fried stuff start at
$8.75. I eat the steamed rice with bits and pieces and sauce from the
other dishes.