On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 3:57:49 PM UTC-5, 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.

Oh, I thought lettuce and tomato was.