Why are Americans anti-rice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone here thinks that older white Americans will love biryani, korma, plain roti?
I don't think so. They are not open-minded, just like older people in any country like to eat what they know.
I was at an Indian restaurant yesterday with 3 older white Americans. They looked at the chicken tikka masala as if it was gross.

Agreed. I’m 30 and i love a wide variety of cuisines originating from all over the world. Even my mother (60) likes most things but she grew up and has lived in metro areas where she could try lots of different cuisines. My grandparents (88)? Nope. They like meat and potatoes. It’s what they are used to.

Also, while I like plain rice and rice dishes, I do not eat rice with dinner every night like some do. I don’t think that common, culturally, for white Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone here thinks that older white Americans will love biryani, korma, plain roti?
I don't think so. They are not open-minded, just like older people in any country like to eat what they know.
I was at an Indian restaurant yesterday with 3 older white Americans. They looked at the chicken tikka masala as if it was gross.

Agreed. I’m 30 and i love a wide variety of cuisines originating from all over the world. Even my mother (60) likes most things but she grew up and has lived in metro areas where she could try lots of different cuisines. My grandparents (88)? Nope. They like meat and potatoes. It’s what they are used to.

Also, while I like plain rice and rice dishes, I do not eat rice with dinner every night like some do. I don’t think that common, culturally, for white Americans.

Meh. Won't worry about the older Americans. How many are left anyways? With pandemic, health issues, old age? Give them whatever they can eat without GI distress for the days that they are still alive. Don't worry about them.

In the 30 yrs I have been in USA, I have seen a huge change in how people eat. No one had even heard of cilantro back then and now all grocery stores carry it. Now people are making all kinds of Indian food and all Indian restaurants buffet lunch is just crowded with people devouring the tandoori chicken and fish jhalfrezi.

[Anonymous]

My grandma used to say "Dress for other people, Eat for yourself".

If people don't like your food, how does it hurt you? More for you, right? Why your need to convert 'pasta with hot-dog' eaters into Tom Sietsema?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone here thinks that older white Americans will love biryani, korma, plain roti?
I don't think so. They are not open-minded, just like older people in any country like to eat what they know.
I was at an Indian restaurant yesterday with 3 older white Americans. They looked at the chicken tikka masala as if it was gross.

Agreed. I’m 30 and i love a wide variety of cuisines originating from all over the world. Even my mother (60) likes most things but she grew up and has lived in metro areas where she could try lots of different cuisines. My grandparents (88)? Nope. They like meat and potatoes. It’s what they are used to.

Also, while I like plain rice and rice dishes, I do not eat rice with dinner every night like some do. I don’t think that common, culturally, for white Americans.

Meh. Won't worry about the older Americans. How many are left anyways? With pandemic, health issues, old age? Give them whatever they can eat without GI distress for the days that they are still alive. Don't worry about them.

In the 30 yrs I have been in USA, I have seen a huge change in how people eat. No one had even heard of cilantro back then and now all grocery stores carry it. Now people are making all kinds of Indian food and all Indian restaurants buffet lunch is just crowded with people devouring the tandoori chicken and fish jhalfrezi.

Well, some of us can certainly go without the nasty cilantro! No thanks!

[Anonymous]

Do you people who toast rice do it before or after washing it? Or do you not wash it at all?

[Anonymous]

Are we talking about any kind of rice or white rice?

[Anonymous]

My DH is Indian and hates rice. I’m white and enjoy it.

[Anonymous]

We eat more rice than any other starchy food. Def more rice than potatoes. It’s something I can make while doing other things, I often make it first thing so we have it for lunch with dinner leftovers. Sometimes I toast it, sometimes not. I like adding herbs, citrus, broth, or wine- sometimes a dab of bacon fat, often saffron or turmeric to brighten. It’s easy and really helps us stretch our veg and proteins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH is Indian and hates rice. I’m white and enjoy it.

My DH is Indian and loves rice but often prefers roti. I’ll take rice over roti any day of the week.

[Anonymous]

My husband and I come from two different rice eating cultures - as we have gotten older, we have both come to feel that it makes us feel uncomfortably full and causes us to take a nap. While we both love the taste of rice, we eat it very rarely.

[Anonymous]

I love rice, but when I cut it out of my diet my chronic inflammation goes down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love rice, but when I cut it out of my diet my chronic inflammation goes down.

What is chronic inflammation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love rice, but when I cut it out of my diet my chronic inflammation goes down.

What is chronic inflammation?

I have muscular and gut (small intestine) pain that goes away when I cut certain foods out of my diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love rice, but when I cut it out of my diet my chronic inflammation goes down.

What is chronic inflammation?

I have muscular and gut (small intestine) pain that goes away when I cut certain foods out of my diet.

I can eat rice once a week without issue...but try to not have more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

True! Clearly I missed the REAL point of the post! Lol