On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 3:32:52 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> 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.

I don't think anybody breaks out "white Americans", but sales figures will
be biased toward the majority.

Potatoes and tomatoes are the highest, by virtue of french fries and pizza sauce.

Corn checks in at #11.

<https://www.pma.com/content/articles/2017/05/top-20-fruits-and-vegetables-sold-in-the-us>

Cindy Hamilton