I had posted awhile back that I was having to use 3 cups of water to 1 cup
of rice. But ever since I got my Khun Rikon Spill Stopper Silicone pan
cover, that is no longer. With those proportions and the pan cover, the
rice was soupy and had to be cooked down. Now it is back to the 2 cups of
water per cup of rice. Rice comes out perfectly! This is for white rice of
course. The brown does require more water and a longer cooking time but
whatever proportions listed on the package are working fine! No need to add
extra water.

This leads me to believe that my old pan lid had a very loose seal to it.
Which is probably why it is the perfect popcorn pan!

why do people eat White rice?

it reminds me of Wonder bread

if i'm out in a restaurant,
or at someone's else's house, sure,
but i only make brown rice at home

marc

On Apr 6, 12:35*pm, wrote:
> why do people eat White rice?
>
> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> if i'm out in a restaurant,
> or at someone's else's house, sure,
> but i only make brown rice at home
>
> marc

Brown rice is good once you get used to it. It's chewy which is a
good thing.

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:29:18 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> wrote:

>On Apr 6, 12:35*pm, wrote:
>> why do people eat White rice?
>>
>> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>>
>> if i'm out in a restaurant,
>> or at someone's else's house, sure,
>> but i only make brown rice at home
>>
>> marc
>
>Brown rice is good once you get used to it. It's chewy which is a
>good thing.

Not necessarily healthier than white rice though:
http://butterbeliever.com/brown-rice...ch-is-healthy/

On Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:37:20 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:29:18 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> > wrote:
>
> >On Apr 6, 12:35*pm, wrote:
> >> why do people eat White rice?
> >>
> >> it reminds me of Wonder bread
> >>
> >> if i'm out in a restaurant,
> >> or at someone's else's house, sure,
> >> but i only make brown rice at home
> >>
> >> marc
> >
> >Brown rice is good once you get used to it. It's chewy which is a
> >good thing.
>
> Not necessarily healthier than white rice though:
> http://butterbeliever.com/brown-rice...ch-is-healthy/

If "healthy" means lower on the GI and converted rice wins that one.
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fit...-of-foods.html

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On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:16:54 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:37:20 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:29:18 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Apr 6, 12:35*pm, wrote:
>> >> why do people eat White rice?
>> >>
>> >> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>> >>
>> >> if i'm out in a restaurant,
>> >> or at someone's else's house, sure,
>> >> but i only make brown rice at home
>> >>
>> >> marc
>> >
>> >Brown rice is good once you get used to it. It's chewy which is a
>> >good thing.
>>
>> Not necessarily healthier than white rice though:
>> http://butterbeliever.com/brown-rice...ch-is-healthy/
>
>If "healthy" means lower on the GI and converted rice wins that one.
>http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fit...-of-foods.html

For myself, I'm more concerned with Phytic acid in the bran.

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:29:18 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> wrote:

> On Apr 6, 12:35*pm, wrote:
> > why do people eat White rice?
> >
> > it reminds me of Wonder bread
> >
> > if i'm out in a restaurant,
> > or at someone's else's house, sure,
> > but i only make brown rice at home
> >
> > marc
>
> Brown rice is good once you get used to it. It's chewy which is a
> good thing.

I like the nutty flavor, but I don't want that every time I eat rice.

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In article >,
wrote:

> why do people eat White rice?

julie does it so she can complain about her diabetes


>
> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> if i'm out in a restaurant,
> or at someone's else's house, sure,
> but i only make brown rice at home
>
> marc

21blackswan wrote:
>
>why do people eat White rice?
>
>it reminds me of Wonder bread

Same reason people eat pasta... when did you last eat plain boiled
ziti... depends how prepared. White rice needn't be eaten plain... I
have a huge pot of rice and black bean pilaf planned for tonight
topped with well seasoned tomato sauce braised pork chops that's been
barely asimmer for three hours already. Wonder white makes a pretty
good sardine sammy.

On Apr 6, 1:21*pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> 21blackswan wrote:
>
> >why do people eat White rice?
>
> >it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> Same reason people eat pasta... when did you last eat plain boiled
> ziti... depends how prepared. *White rice needn't be eaten plain... I
> have a huge pot of rice and black bean pilaf planned for tonight
> topped with well seasoned tomato sauce braised pork chops that's been
> barely asimmer for three hours already. *Wonder white makes a pretty
> good sardine sammy.

White rice is the shiznit if treated right, and I like your sardine
idea.

On Sunday, 7 April 2013 02:35:13 UTC+10, wrote:
> why do people eat White rice?

Traditionally:
(a) Because it can be stored longer (no bran oils to go rancid).
(b) Because it is cheaper to cook (quicker, so less fuel needed).
(c) Because (most) people think it tastes better.

Add in social reasons such as brown rice being viewed as food for the lower-classes only.

The difference between them matters nutritionally if you don't get any other fibre or vitamins in your diet. (Parboiled rice will help with vitamins.) Traditionally, eat a good range of vegetables (lots of various brassicas), and meat if you can afford it, and will get your fibre and vitamins.

In the modern day West, we tend not to eat an almost rice-only diet, and (a) and (b) above matter less, so it's (c).

> it reminds me of Wonder bread

And that's why. Most people prefer white bread over wholemeal, so no surprise to see most prefer white rice over brown.

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 09:35:13 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> why do people eat White rice?
>
> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> if i'm out in a restaurant,
> or at someone's else's house, sure,
> but i only make brown rice at home
>

They eat white rice because they like it. If it reminds you of Wonder
bread, then that's your problem. <shrug>

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

I have brown, white, arborio and wild on hand. I'd have brown more
often, but it does take a bit more planning, shall we say. It's not
for working blokes who walk in at 5:45 with no plan for supper, unless
they don't mind eating at 8.

I have also come to appreciate couscous when I need a very fast
starch.

"Cooking rice, water's twice." -- but I add an extra tablespoon or
more just to be safe.

Kalmia wrote:
>
>I have brown, white, arborio and wild on hand.

I had rice for dinner tonight, pilaf with black beans and pork chop
braised in tomato gravy... Dee-Lish!
http://i49.tinypic.com/uqvpw.jpg
Mommy and her twins saw me:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2lxtchv.jpg

On 4/6/2013 8:44 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Kalmia wrote:
>>
>> I have brown, white, arborio and wild on hand.
>
> I had rice for dinner tonight, pilaf with black beans and pork chop
> braised in tomato gravy... Dee-Lish!
> http://i49.tinypic.com/uqvpw.jpg
> Mommy and her twins saw me:
> http://i49.tinypic.com/2lxtchv.jpg
>

I had rice too, with stir fried shrimp and chicken. I added celery and
onions, frozen broccoli, peas, pretty much anything I had on hand. It
was very good; the sauce was winged with teriyaki sauce, a little sesame
and soy sauces, chicken stock with a cornstarch slurry.

I always have to keep two small shrimp separate and cook them slightly
in the MW for my cat Shamrock. If he doesn't get just a little shrimp
when I'm making it, he'll drive me crazy in the kitchen. It's a rare
treat for him, just like Temptations for the other 3. Shamrock doesn't
like any kitty treats, so he gets an occasional shrimp.

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On Apr 6, 7:44*pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
>
> >I have brown, white, arborio and wild on hand.
>
> I had rice for dinner tonight, pilaf with black beans and pork chop
> braised in tomato gravy... Dee-Lish!http://i49.tinypic.com/uqvpw.jpg
> Mommy and her twins saw me: *http://i49.tinypic.com/2lxtchv.jpg

Sah-weet!

On 4/6/2013 6:35 AM, wrote:
> why do people eat White rice?
>
> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> if i'm out in a restaurant,
> or at someone's else's house, sure,
> but i only make brown rice at home
>
> marc
>

Brown rice is mostly for people that don't eat a lot of rice. I think
it's a food fad. OTOH, I think everything is a fad.

dsi1 wrote:

> Brown rice is mostly for people that don't eat a lot of rice. I think
> it's a food fad. OTOH, I think everything is a fad.

Most of the world sees Spam as a food fad....

> wrote in message
...
> why do people eat White rice?
>
> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> if i'm out in a restaurant,
> or at someone's else's house, sure,
> but i only make brown rice at home
>
> marc

It's good to eat with certain kinds of illness.

On 4/6/2013 11:35 AM, wrote:
> why do people eat White rice?
>
> it reminds me of Wonder bread

We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
white rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every
day, in one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had
white rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year,
and I absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs,
so white rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew
up with.

Becca

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/6/2013 11:35 AM, wrote:
>> why do people eat White rice?
>>
>> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>
> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of white
> rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every day, in
> one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had white
> rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year, and I
> absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs, so white
> rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew up with.

Dirty rice! What is that?
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On 4/7/2013 5:02 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 4/6/2013 11:35 AM, wrote:
>>> why do people eat White rice?
>>>
>>> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>>
>> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
>> white
>> rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every day, in
>> one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had white
>> rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year, and I
>> absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs, so
>> white
>> rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew up with.
>
> Dirty rice! What is that?

I'll leave real Cajuns to deal with that but Google gives lots of
recipes and it is good!

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/7/2013 5:02 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 4/6/2013 11:35 AM, wrote:
>>>> why do people eat White rice?
>>>>
>>>> it reminds me of Wonder bread
>>>
>>> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
>>> white
>>> rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every day,
>>> in
>>> one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had white
>>> rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year, and I
>>> absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs, so
>>> white
>>> rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew up with.
>>
>> Dirty rice! What is that?
>
> I'll leave real Cajuns to deal with that but Google gives lots of recipes
> and it is good!

Recipes? Oh dear I was about to say that I always wash my rice *blush*
Umm thanks
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On 4/7/2013 4:02 PM, Ophelia wrote:

>> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
>> white
>> rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every day, in
>> one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had white
>> rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year, and I
>> absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs, so
>> white
>> rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew up with.
>
> Dirty rice! What is that?

Dirty rice tastes pretty good. Not sure how the school made it, but this
is close to my mother's recipe.

http://www.gumbopages.com/food/veg/dirty-rice.html

Becca

On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:28:12 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 4/7/2013 4:02 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>>> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
>>> white
>>> rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every day, in
>>> one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had white
>>> rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year, and I
>>> absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs, so
>>> white
>>> rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew up with.
>>
>> Dirty rice! What is that?
>
>Dirty rice tastes pretty good. Not sure how the school made it, but this
>is close to my mother's recipe.
>
>http://www.gumbopages.com/food/veg/dirty-rice.html
>
>Becca
>
>
Thanks so much for the recipe. I am pleased to have a recipe that I
'know' is authentic )
Janet US

On 4/7/2013 4:01 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:

> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
> white rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every
> day, in one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had
> white rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year,
> and I absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs,
> so white rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew
> up with.

White rice with butter and salt is exactly how I like it, too.
Sometimes I'll add a little shredded cheese.

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On Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:25:21 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 4/7/2013 4:01 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>
>> We rarely ate potatoes or pasta, when I grew up, but we ate a lot of
>> white rice. In Louisiana schools, they served white rice, almost every
>> day, in one form or another; jambalaya, dirty rice, rice & gravy. We had
>> white rice last week, and it was the first time we had it in about year,
>> and I absolutely loved it. I try to stay away from flour, sugar, carbs,
>> so white rice with butter and salt was a real treat. It was what I grew
>> up with.
>
>White rice with butter and salt is exactly how I like it, too.
>Sometimes I'll add a little shredded cheese.

Sometimes I just don't feel like having a protein for supper and I
will start as a pilaf with onions and bell pepper and then add
mushrooms, frozen corn and frozen peas. We really enjoy that every
once in awhile.
Janet US

On Apr 6, 5:07*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> I had posted awhile back that I was having to use 3 cups of water to 1 cup
> of rice. *But ever since I got my Khun Rikon Spill Stopper Silicone pan
> cover, that is no longer. *With those proportions and the pan cover, the
> rice was soupy and had to be cooked down. *Now it is back to the 2 cups of
> water per cup of rice. *Rice comes out perfectly! *This is for white rice of
> course. *The brown does require more water and a longer cooking time but
> whatever proportions listed on the package are working fine! *No need to add
> extra water.
>
> This leads me to believe that my old pan lid had a very loose seal to it.
> Which is probably why it is the perfect popcorn pan!

Gee, I guess that is why people usually make rice in a pan with a
tight lid, and use two cups of water per one cup of rice. Where do
you come up with yer horseshit?

projectile vomit chick > wrote:
> On Apr 6, 5:07 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> I had posted awhile back that I was having to use 3 cups of water to 1 cup
>> of rice. But ever since I got my Khun Rikon Spill Stopper Silicone pan
>> cover, that is no longer. With those proportions and the pan cover, the
>> rice was soupy and had to be cooked down. Now it is back to the 2 cups of
>> water per cup of rice. Rice comes out perfectly! This is for white rice of
>> course. The brown does require more water and a longer cooking time but
>> whatever proportions listed on the package are working fine! No need to add
>> extra water.
>>
>> This leads me to believe that my old pan lid had a very loose seal to it.
>> Which is probably why it is the perfect popcorn pan!
>
> Gee, I guess that is why people usually make rice in a pan with a
> tight lid, and use two cups of water per one cup of rice. Where do
> you come up with yer horseshit?

Old fashioned way. New way.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...ion-brown-rice

Greg

Some of the rices are so flavorful. Basmati is my favorite, it has such a good taste. If you think all white rice is boring taste it, Jasmine is also quite good.