*** Quoting Bj”rn Forsstr”m from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

MS>> In Asia they eat more rice instead, that is understandable...

 CS> The rice is also very different here.  It's not all that much
 CS> pre-processed (polished) and tends to medium-short grains.  It's not made
 CS> 'fluffy' except by accident.  It's eaten with every meal like you would
 CS> have bread.  You have access to such rice probably, but may not b
 CS> it nor are you apt to eat it often enough to note any subtle differences
 CS> we do here.

BF> When you mention it it did taste a bit better in Thailand then here un
BF> buy unpolished rice.

unpolished rice is pretty much the difference, as well as a cooking style
which ¨preserves the delicate flavor.  One thing I found out fast is
Americans mostly ¨eat tasteless rice as a filler and wonder why other folks
eat so much of it.

A german would not understand why USA folks dont eat bread as much until
they ¨tried the normal stock breads USA folks get at the store.  If you
havent tried ¨those but get a chance, you should just to see what I mean. 
It's not ¨'horrible' for a samwich, but it adds little to it other than
something to ¨spread the meats and whatnot on.

BF> After a month in Thailand we just *had* to have potateos and a steak a
BF> wasn't bad either but when we ate Thai food, it was half the amount of
BF> potatoe and steak but we became just as full so that must mean that th
BF> is somewhat better then ours.

Actually, you probably had more veggies at the side than you might have at
home ¨so filled up better?  That would be my guess at least!

My food eating branched out a huge amount, from living in Japan for 5 years
and ¨constant travel in Asia.  It is very possible the same would happen if
I had ¨been posted in Europe, but that was not to be nor is it likely in my
future.

See if a web search for a picture of this seems familiar?  Shimeji
mushrooms. ¨It's a current item I have used for ages here but only today
have a name for.

                                       xxcarol

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