For meals, we Filipinos were born and raised in steamed rice although there is a region down south of the country that eat corn in lieu of rice. In this modern times where food is getting to be international even in homes, there is now a question of the staple. Some homes prefer bread since rice gives them extra poundage. And still, there are homes that serve vegetables instead of rice, that includes mashed potato. For us, it is still rice but only for 90% of the time. Like tonight, our dinner is t-bone steak with matching boiled corn on the cob (my favorite) and french fries plus some vegetables. No rice, no bread.
Good to know about you're diet, you are probably staying very healthy. Bon Appetit, have a tasty meal!
Of the 4 major foods that feed the world, rice, wheat, corn, and potatoes, rice is the least used in our house. Growing up in the forties rice was a rare treat as a breakfast cereal. It was never served at any other meal. These days it is served much more often but still not nearly as much as the other staples..
I had ballooned to 166 lb yesterday so I voluntarily go on a diet starting last night. No rice, no potatoes or any other tubers, no soda. I have to shed off excess pounds because we have a short vacation to the beach resort this month and during vacations I would have an eating spree, hahahaaa. I'm confident that I can lower my weight to 160 in a week or 2 provided I would abide by the rules of my diet. And to hasten the weight loss, I would forgo dinner for 3 to 5 days so I would be encouraged with my program.
I need to lose 10 or 12 pounds myself. I hate dieting and never follow any plan; I just try to cut back on snacks and eat smaller portions. It works fine as long as I stick to it. We'll see how that goes, ha.
I couldn't live without my rice. I can give up bread and potatoes but not rice. I even eat it for breakfast with an egg sometimes. The rice cooker is going most of the time.
I also can not give up my rice, we do not eat alot of potatoes in our house, our staple is rice. I even eat it for breakfast and I like to make rice pudding with raisins. I don' t ead at eat bread at my meals. I do excerise to help to keep the weight down since I do eat rice twice a week.
We love rice at my house. I do it plain but our favorite way is to either put tumeric in it or to make a small dice of different vegies such as carrots, celery, onions and add that to it when it is cooking or add in peas. We like the leftover rice in tomato soup or as an addition to meatloaf or meatballs.. We do not care for sweet rice at all.. We tend to use rice more often than potatoes or corn, but we do have those items about 2 times a week.
It's surprising to know that there are many rice eaters here. When I was young, my impression of Americans is that they eat mostly bread or potatoes. But I understand the America is a big country and the states have their own culture. Over here, it is always rice on the dining table, that is the dominant staple. But in the rich man's table, I notice that rice is getting to be beaten by noodles, pasta, bread, potatoes and other substitute staples. Maybe this globalization will bring changes to our food staple.
We have rice always with gravy more often than potatoes or pasta. Rice seems to be more versatile to us. Mexican, Chinese meals all call for rice in our household. One thing though I've never gotten the taste for the rice pudding.
I'm all about rice! Unfortunately, my husband isn't. He wants potatoes. So, I compromise and swap up which one I cook with.
Corie, here in Canada, we are starting to realize that we have been eating very unhealthy. Not saying that potatoes and bread are unhealthy, but I do believe rice is best (JMO). I mix brown and white together to make it a bit healthier as I can't stand brown rice alone. As well, I was once engaged to a very lovely Chinese man and I learned to love rice.