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Rice a staple in your diet?


Concord I just read, or heard that rice is a staple in 1/2 the world's population. Is it in your's? I eat rice about once a month. I'm I missing anything. p.s. I hear, read about it becasue apparently there is a huge increase in the price of rice. Exporters like Vietnam and Thailand have increased their price by a lot over the last couple of months...
spoonman I eat rice everyday. well almost everyday. ebonics im not a big fan of rice personally, prefer bread.. but id eat rice at least twice a week. Unknown Devil Vietnam is like a total country built by Irrigation by farmers thats what I heard!! Well as the Bangladeshi staple diet would be Rich and Fish and vegetables obviously!! Its like they say they are so used to it that if they dont have rice its like they havent eaten something. Me I just like rice cakes as in Sushi!! and a bit of Jd and coke to go. hehehehehe But other than that I dont like much of rice. I like eating salads!! nismo rice is good once a week or so not everyday , it will give you a belly and a host of other mediacal conditions generally you should lmit your carbs to about 100-200 grams a day anything above that you are asking for diabetes , heart disease and cancer. load up on protiens and fats ^ian^ 1 billion chinese can't be wrong nismo
even thou they are eating rice , i dont think they can afford more than 200 carbs of it a day
have you seen how much some of these arabs here eat? 3 - 4 plaes of rice easyyyy per day dubaidog
Hear hear!
I have had potatoes TWICE since arriving in Dubai. As a honkey white-bred canuck, I know it is funny but we eat rice 3-4 times a week. I just got the water-rice ratio right so please don't steal my thunder and tell me it will make me fatter! SCY There's rice shortage is southeast asia. I eat rice everyday, can't survive without it. Philippines used to be rice exporter, now we're importing percentage of rice supplies. Vietnam learned to plant rice from the Philippines and now we are importing rice from them. Shohada... :( St.Lucifer
Add another billion from us Indians. People in India, especially down south have to have rice everyday.. If you visit any Indian restaurants in here, ask for "Motta Rice" (Its actually Matta Rice or Rose Matta rice) thats a staple for us Malayalees (People from Kerala, a southern state). I avoid eating rice as a dietary restriction. But I'd still rate Kanji as my most favourite dish(a rice dish).

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Unknown Devil The best is when u go to villages and they give u the freshly grown veggies, with fish right from the sweet water pond and cook them in mud pots and since no gas they use paper or hay to make a fire and keep blowing and then cooking and then laslty serve it banana leaves. This all with rice. Man that is amazing!! reviewer
I 've tried one fresh water fish courtesy of our Bengali friends and it taste so delicious that I forgot all about the rice that goes with it...err...ellis the name of the fish...devil correct if im wrong here about the name....... reviewer
Isnt it that rice is more of a staple food of southern indians than the northern counterparts? Am I right Luci.....?
Add to the Chinese and Indians; the millions of people from Southeast Asia, Japan and the Korean peninsula. Wow lots of rice eaters.... :P Concord Nevermind :oops: reviewer

:cry: but then again I really cant help it but :lol: :lol: :lol: Concord
Yeah what prompted me to post the thread was a story on CNN where they spoke about a rice import crisis (double or triple the price in the phillipines). Apparently a virus has affected the rice harvest in Vietnam.
The report indicated that Phillipinnes is the worlds biggest importer of rice (surprised me). pinoy1 Most filipinos have it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It gives us no abnormal medical conditions afaik, and overweight peeps are not common. Unknown Devil
hehehe!! yeah ur right its called Eelish in Bengali but in english its called Hilsa and also one of those fishes which has a lot of bones in it. Most people in our country love it for the taste but avoid it because it takes time. Hehehe. I still remember when I first tried it. Iwas like I think 13 or something and just to eat a piece of the fish took me 2 hrs. hehehe. The fish that come here arent or isnt that great what u get right at the villages. But yeah if u fancy it I can get some!! Unknown Devil Best is what we call Panta Bhat. Panta doesnt have any meaning and Bhat is rice. Its like u actually take ur rice and boil in fresh water and keep it like it goes for 2 days and three days and hehe then when u have it. U get all woozy. My grandmother used to have it to go to sleep. Now I suppose the same procedure applies in Japan for Sake which is rice whine. Sake Sake Sake!! Hajimemashta!!
pinoy1 oops.. wrong thread.. St.Lucifer
We call it Pazankanji- Pazan is an abstract word for Pazhayathu to mean Old. Kanji is the dish made of rice boiled in water.Pazankanjhi is normally a day old. I've never had it. Unknown Devil
Yeah I knew Kanji and yeah I tried it once and its allright!! The way of the old had a lot of advantages in the worng ways. Who needs booze do this and instant wooziness though I still like Jd and coke!! St.Lucifer But.. I hate JD with coke.. Unknown Devil Then have what u like. Thats my preferance!! hehe St.Lucifer
:)well any whiskey.. J&B mostly.. even JD but dont spoil the taste by pouring coke in it. reviewer
Thx for the offer DD, only if you give the fish sans the bones,:lol: but for a first timer its tasty I can even remember the taste. Unknown Devil
Ahh u like it on the rocks well i still cant get the buds to adjust of mine. Hey people have their preferences. U might like ur icecream without a cone and I like with so yeah. Fine, Fine I undestand. Get all the whiskey or beer u want. I will get my coke!! Unknown Devil
Nah no issues. who doesnt. There are a lot of other dishes my mom makes. Thing with my mom is like she loves to cook so if I invited someone she would take atleast three days to prepare not like some people call in the caterers or dont even time for their cooking. and if I enter the kitchen my two horns go down and I become an Unknown Angel. hehe cuz she can get maaaaaaad!! nismo
who cares about being fat man , as long as you can listen to some matt minglewood and drink alexander kieths and have a good time eh? dubaidog KEITH'S ...gimme a pitcher and a straw! nismo
there goes the pride of Nova Scotia
ahh miss the good old days , beer & steak. desertdudeshj Well not a fan of rice AT ALL ! but will eat biryani or something once in a while when totally bored with everything else. On the other hand my wife ( she's from the Phillipines ) if she doesnt eat rice its like she hasn't eaten. Which is fine with me. Nothing pleases her more when I whip up some quick rice. Plonk some rice in a rice cooker pour in some water and 15 mins later, microwave any leftovers and serve with the rice and viola dinner is ready. Couldn't be much simpler 8) and plus its her fav dish, rice with anything, even rice with a side order rice. So its all good 8) 8) puppypup I don't like rice except basmati. Basmati is heaven. Rice isn't that good for you unless it's brown or wild rice. I like wild rice too but it's expensive. I prefer potatoes. I love everything about potatoes. Nevertheless I pork up easily so I eat steel-cut oatmeal. I love oatmeal too. It's (porridge) been a breakfast stable since childhood. Other great rice substitutes include millet, quinoa, and buckwheat (kasha). They're healthier and IMO taste wayyyy better than rice. Snow
You're Vietnamese and you prefer potatoes and other stuff over rice...??? Bora Bora
Wait til puppypoop sees this. Snow, haven't you been following her never ending identity crisis? RobbyG
Off to the next episode of the Asian/Irish/Vietnames Identity crisis.
How many sequels do you have for us in total ? 8) Bora Bora
I guess her potato craving comes from the Irish in her. She's an international wonder.
I love sweet potato pie and biscuits and gravy and watermelon (typical afro-american southern food), but I don't have black ancestry in me. Is there something wrong with my DNA? :( RobbyG
Indeed. Her DNA has so many non-pure strings and strand, the soul is diverting from the body at blistering speeds.
As if you put bloodtype B minus with A positive.... A dry giant lump...
...Ok I'll stop the banter for now :lol: puppypup You guys point fingers at me being pathetic but look at your behavior. I post about Susan Boyle and K-Dog has to harass with an Asian comment. Of course Bora thinks K-Dog is such a stud muffin because he follows me around in non-Asian themed threads to instigate Asian talk. That wasn't the first time. He had to follow me in an innocent Thanksgiving thread. None of you think it's bizarre that he stalks me. We all know K-Dog has the hots for me. He's printed my picture and runs to the bathroom or public washroom in Dubai, USA, or wherever to fantasize about someone he only knows through Dubai forums. Don't you think it's bizarre he stalks me in random non-Asian threads? Anyway now you attack me for only liking basmati or wild rice on occasion. I'm attacked for preferring other grains or tubers. WTF. RobbyG
You're right about one thing.
K-Dog is odd. But that wasn't new to many of us :lol: Bora Bora
Dog = sniff, sniff, sniff. If you put your tail down maybe he will remove his nose. Don't flatter yourself that he's stalking you, in your mind everyone is stalking you. A dog in heat isn't very selective you know - any stray will do.
K-Dog a stud muffin? How would I know? I gots me my own stud muffin. RobbyG
Go to sleep you! I'm not A muffin.... :x :lol: puppypup I don't get the mass appeal of rice but like I said before basmati is nice. Here are some pics of some rice dishes I like. Yum.
Shirin Polo

Brown basmati is lovely

Paella-I usually don't eat the rice but the rest is to die for

Beautiful wild rice and veggies

Most cultures have rice pudding----I like
Dubaidude007
You are married to Puppypup? :D puppypup
If you read my previous posts, I stated I don't like rice that much. I stated I prefer other grains and tubers. So how could I be his wife, James Bond? I think his wife would die without it. I could care less if I never eat it again. Furthermore did you miss out the hypothesis that I love potatoes because of my Irish background. Really it could be from the Lithuanian side or perhaps I just like potatoes. :roll: Strange no one attributed my love of oatmeal to my Irish ancestry. :roll:
BTW why is the Philippines importing rice? I thought they worked the fields singing "Planting rice is never fun." Bora Bora
Do you get up in the morning and look in the mirror and ask yourself:
You: "Who will I be today?"
Voice in Head: "Well you had oatmeal for breakfast, which means you will have potatoes for dinner, so be Irish" Snow
Yes I have and it is shocking to know to what extremes some people might go through just to ridicule others. Lol. Bora Bora
Unfortunately, some people leave themselves open to ridicule by posting obnoxious threads, especially when the thread is about themself. And she's not Vietnamese and definitely not Philipino, she just looks Philipino but doesn't eat rice! And she has about 38 bloodlines. As I said, she's just an international wonder. RobbyG
Wonder? You meant an international crisis Bora Bora
Thank you for the correction. Snow [quote="Bora Bora"][quote="RobbyG"]
You got this weird obsession with international wonders and sensations. First it's Susan Boyle, then it's puppypup. It must be coz you're a sensational person yourself. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Bora Bora [quote="Snow"][quote="Bora Bora"]
Err, Susan Boyle is now an interntional sensation, so why not start a thread about this wonderful lady with an amazing voice. Considering the masses who are cheering her on does that make them all "obsessive".
As for Puppypup she has managed to start 2 or 3 threads all about who she is and who she does not look like. Several people told her to post her photo to let us judge, which would really be the way to go about it for her to hear what the people here really have to say since it is a serious issue she has. And,further how did you zero in on me when I see quite a few others commenting?
Am I wrong that Susan Boyle has become an international sensation? How does that make me "obsessed". Puppypup carries on about all her different blood lines, where several people indicated that she was suffering from a identity crisis, and based on her comments, I referred to her as an "international wonder".
So what is your problem with that? At least I'm not stalking someone. As opposed to being stalked say by,oh, you? I gather you have a misguided, inflated opinion of yourself Snow.
Thaw out. And no, you do not need to be corrected, I am a sensational person. At least you were smart enough to pick up on that. Speedhump Bora I wouldn't bother wasting that amount of words on Snow. He/she is a professional hater, just a sharp tongue on legs ;) RobbyG
I know Bora has a sharp tongue and sharp legs.
She's not pussy I tell ya, she's scary dude. Just look at them eyes for heavens sake...!!
They kinda start to get ya' after a while :lol: :lol: Misery Called Life
Lol :lol: :lol: Bora Bora
Mesmerizing aren't they?? Falling under spell are you? RobbyG
You sure as H@ll got me going here.... :shock: Bora Bora
Well be prepared to jump through hoops!!! Chocoholic I love rice! Rice rocks! RobbyG
You're getting off-off topic now Chocs 8) Bora Bora Oh, I get it. Puppypup and Chocs are one in the same person. Chocoholic Hahahahaha er I don't think so! I certainly don't have image issues. RobbyG
Ohh yes you do. I haven't seen an image of you yet...Chocoholica :wink: Chocoholic I love rice, I thought the thread was about rice! Boil it, steam it, fry it etc etcetc RobbyG
If you are like Sandra Bullock.... you are the rice in my cup tonight hon :lol: Misery Called Life Are you the same person Chocs as the girl on the top of the page, next to the burj? Chocoholic Nope Snow [quote="Bora Bora"][quote="Snow"]
Wait a minute, so I'm stalking you now...What a moron.
And what makes you think I have such an opinion of myself??? Bora Bora [quote="Snow"][quote="Bora Bora"]
You just proved my point! Snow [quote="Bora Bora"][quote="Snow"]
I just proved you point? RobbyG
edit wrong quote Bora Bora [quote="Snow"][quote="Bora Bora"]
Snow, you are not worthy of kissing my :pottytrain2: Find someone else to play with.
No further discussion required. RobbyG
Are you a complete nutter or what? Chocoholic Do you have to quote ALL the quotes? It means like 4 messages take up an entire page. RobbyG
True.... will edit straight away Snow [quote="Bora Bora"][quote="Snow"]
No more postings for you dear Bora, I assure you that. puppypup ^OMG, all the quotes look like a pyramid or mountain of sorts.

How can we be the same? She loves rice, I'm indifferent to rice unless I have a rice identity OCD crisis using oatmeal and potatoes as a shield. :roll: Speedhump sarcasm is the sharp tool of a blunt mind! (but I'm partial to a bit myself...) :D;)



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