On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:21:00 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:32:47 +1100, 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.
>
>Potatoes, hon.

Yes, it's technically a vegetable.

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