On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:32:20 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:43:19 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >On 2021-02-12 11:01 a.m., Gary wrote:
> >
> >>> That's certainly one man's opinion. I like plain white rice alongside
> >>> other
> >>> foods. When eating in a Chinese restaurant, I always save a bite or
> >>> two of
> >>> plain white rice for the end of the meal.
> >>
> >> I do the same thing with rice meals. I'll save a bit of plain white rice
> >> to eat before or after mixing.
> >
> >
> >I don't much care for plain old rice. I prefer it as a base for
> >something flavourful. I do stir fries, curries and things like that and
> >serve them on rice. The rice sops up the sauce.
> I'll eat corn, but I don't understand why Americans make such a big
> deal of it.

Probably because we grew up eating it, are more familiar with it, and
like it.

I never realized we made a big deal of it. It's just one option among many.

We don't even put it on pizza, unlike the English.

Cindy Hamilton