*** Quoting BOB KLAHN from a message to CAROL SHENKENBERGER ***

BK> ...

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

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

BK>  How about the sucrose coating?

BK>  Ever wonder why diabetes is epidemic in Asia?

What sucrose coating?

As to diabetes in Asia, I've not noted it as prevalent except in the places
�where people shifted diets to a sugar-laden one (which rice is not).

Something you know that I do not?
                                       xxcarol

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