Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 03:37:15 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> > On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:40:40 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 3:14:05 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Perhaps Julie was trying to warn us about Blue Ribbon Rice. At
> any >> > > rate, rice is so inexpensive I don't worry about buying
> the >> > > rock-bottom cheapest stuff. Riceland or Mahatma for me.
> >> > >
> >> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >> > >
> >> > When have you ever read a post from Julie that she hasn't
> screwed up >> > a dish, it doesn't taste right, it didn't cook up
> correctly, I don't >> > like that, I can't eat that, that is not
> available here, we had to >> > wait in line for a year for a table, I
> can't get my mail? >> >
> >> > Riceland and Mahatma works for me, too. Even the stuff from
> Dollar >> > Tree cooks up perfect every time.
> >> I'm a self admitted rice snob. I like the better stuff.
> >
> > What's "better stuff"? We favor plain, long-grain rice. My
> > husband typically cooks it with salt and a dab of butter, then eats
> > it with reduced chicken or turkey stock in lieu of gravy. Jasmine,
> > basmati, or other fragrant rice would be intrusive to the flavor
> > profile he's looking for.
> >
> > We use basmati for Indian cooking, though.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> You'd be much better off eating Texmati.. real Basmati is grown in
> paddys filled with human waste.

No it isn't Sheldon, any more than your comments about all Asian rice
being grown that way.