Why are Americans anti-rice?

[Anonymous]

Rice is part of my carb rotation -- potatoes, pasta, rice. So we eat it about twice a week.

Jasmine, sushi, Uncle Ben's -- always white, because brown rice is disgusting and (for those of you counting your arsenic intake) lots more arsenic. So there.

I agree with PP above who said many Americans don't cook rice well. Very true. It's not hard, but I think many Americans just can't cook so they skip the steps essential to making tasty rice.

[Anonymous]

I’ve never liked rice. No idea why, but it tends to make me nauseous. Same with pasta. Quinoa, barley, grits - gag me. If I have to cook rice, I find jasmine or basmati the most tolerable.

[Anonymous]

Hispanic here which means rice is made quite a bit.

And folks, you gotta toast the rice first before adding water!

[Anonymous]

I'm just not a big rice person, same with potatoes.

If made really well, I'll eat it. But plain rice is unappetizing to me. Even when mixed with the sauce of the food it is being served with, it just doesn't appeal to me. Now I've had really good rice before and will happily eat that, but I've found most restaurant rice in this country is pretty "meh". And forget about the quality DH and I are able to make at home.

[Anonymous]

Arsenic

I love rice

[Anonymous]

OP, what he “High On The Hog” to learn about the history of rice production and the importance of rice in African American food ways of the Carolinas. Or do you not consider African Americans to be Americans?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:America is a big, diverse country. Lots of us eat rice. Some of us eat rice every day. Rice with gravy, rice fritters, rice cereal, rice pudding, fried rice,
jambalaya, black eye peas and rice, red beans and rice, casseroles made with rice, soups made with rice…. You get the idea.

Helpful hint: Generalizations about “Americans “ based on your spouse and his family, or any one person and their family, are probably limited, at best.
If you’re not part of a group — like Americans— you really want to be careful about making generalizations about that group to members of that group.

But how would OP stir up a bunch of crap on DCUM if she made a thoughtful and well-reasoned post free of exaggerated generalizations?

[Anonymous]

For those concerned about arsenic, rice from California tends to have much lower levels (and in my opinion has better taste and texture, too, though it is a bit more expensive).

[Anonymous]

Grew up Midwestern and working class. Rice, potatoes, and pasta (known as “noodles” back then) were all in our regular dinner rotation (and the goal was no more than 2x a week each. Dad liked variety.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hispanic here which means rice is made quite a bit.

And folks, you gotta toast the rice first before adding water!

Ha! Also Hispanic. Lots of rice here. Lots of toasting. And with salt and garlic! The best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hispanic here which means rice is made quite a bit.

And folks, you gotta toast the rice first before adding water!

Ha! Also Hispanic. Lots of rice here. Lots of toasting. And with salt and garlic! The best.

And give some of that raspilla!!

[Anonymous]

I grew up in SouthEast Texas and ate lots of rice growing up. My friends definitely ate it too (all white americans or hispanic origin). My parents are from Georgia and grew up eating rice as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hispanic here which means rice is made quite a bit.

And folks, you gotta toast the rice first before adding water!

Ha! Also Hispanic. Lots of rice here. Lots of toasting. And with salt and garlic! The best.

I am intrigued! Do you use oil or just dry roast the rice?
(I only know how to make Asian style rice.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rice is not healthy. It keeps billions of people alive, but it’s not healthy.

Sure it is. Billions of Asians can’t be wrong. It’s a staple because it has carbs and carbs are an important component of a good diet. I run 30-40 miles a week and eat rice or some other carb every day along with vegetables, fruits, protein.

+1 rice is not a problem if you also eat healthy and move, a lot. Unlike Americans, most people in Asia walk a lot. Car ownership is for the wealthier people.

They also eat a lot of vegetables, and used to eat a lot more fish. Red meat was a luxury.

Having stated that, the influx of the western diet has hit many parts of Asia, and they are seeing an increase in obesity.

Rice is not the problem. Western lifestyle is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hispanic here which means rice is made quite a bit.

And folks, you gotta toast the rice first before adding water!

Or just get a rice cooker, which is the way Asians having been cooking it for generations.