On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:40:10 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>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.

Based on RFC, I'd say that corn and green beans are the most popular
vegetables among white Americans. When I grew up, I had corn maybe
twice a year.

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