[CH] Re: viva la difference

Shantihhh@aol.com
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 01:07:12 EST

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Ah such an interesting subject-rice-favorite rice-any rice is okay?  Hummmm 
me thinks wars have been fought over such remarks.

Spending a great deal of my life over THE bowl of rice in various 
countries-Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia,  Indonesia, 
Philippines, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, France, Turkey, 
Persia, etc.  oh dear each has a special rice--- theirs that they count the 
best---and yes it is.  In Thailand I have experienced no fewer than a dozen 
completely different varieties.  It is much like our beloved chile--the 
differences!

Viva la difference.

Sticky rice in Thailand is steamed in a bamboo hand-woven cone over steaming 
water--is there any better?  I could name many and depending on the situation 
each is best cooked in a special perfect way in that location.

A million varieties of chile prepared various ways over a different perfectly 
cooked rice.  I must try them all.

Mary-Anne