On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:57:45 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>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>

Of course, RFC is whiter and older than the US as a whole. Maybe that
would make a difference.

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