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You make a point that a good chunk of the planet survives on rice.
Back in the 80s, there was a gourmet food catalogue that I ordered from. They no longer exist, but they had this wonderful rice that they'd sent me in the first "sample" order. It was a red rice, very hearty and almost chewy, and it smelled like popcorn when you cooked it. Loved it. It was great for a vegetarian dinner of rice and beans. I've never seen it anywhere since.
That sounds like Thai cargo rice. I've bought it at Asian markets and even on eBay. I'm sure you could find it on Amazon.
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Oh, I see somebody suggested the right one!
Good point about the live critters. Many are now killed before they go in the pot, but it would be good to know.
I'll have to add octopus to my list; they seem to be very intelligent. Of course no dolphin or whale.
Amen! I will never eat octopus after learning how intelligent they are. We have langostino here but they are not cooked alive. I would feel bad about that!
Don't eat chicken since I had a pet banty.
We just eat lean hamburger and pork loin and tuna for protein. Anything else is tougher than nails.
I don't like most fruits---never ripe.
Hate bananas (living in a banana republic, lol)
No fast food and very rarely any sweets---homemade once in awhile. No junk food/processed food except DH likes pasta.
Might have to go back on the wagon since DH's stomach is acting up.
That sounds like Thai cargo rice. I've bought it at Asian markets and even on eBay. I'm sure you could find it on Amazon.
ETA
Oh, I see somebody suggested the right one!
Thanks! To tell the truth, I've looked for it in gourmet stores when I had the opportunity, but I never looked online and haven't thought of it in a while until this thread.
I'd like to have it again because I do like some vegetarian rice and bean dishes, and it would be good with that rice.
There are many individual foods I avoid, but the only entire categories of foods I won’t eat are the following:
* Stinky cheeses
* Offal, unless it’s poultry liver and gizzard incorporated in a good from-scratch gravy (“from scratch”—doesn’t that term come from chickens scratching for food?)
* Any shellfish except scallops
* Any extremely bitter or extremely sweet food
* Fast food items that consist mainly of highly processed components
green vegetables (although I like celery once in a while)
cream of wheat
cream of rice
malt-o-meal
oatmeal
Basically, if anyone wants to get me something, I just tell them if it's expensive, fattening, or not good for me, they're good.
Snip, snip, snip.
You don't like salad or coleslaw?
I'll add grits to the slop in a bowl list that I won't eat. I sometimes cook oatmeal with less water than recommended and cook for a shorter time. Mmmm, chewy oats.
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