Subj : Rice
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Jul 02 2023 12:16:12

Hi Dale,


 RH> We used to call it "cheap Chinese"--filled the belly but a far cry
 RH> from authentic. My mom made a version of chop suey from time to time if
 RH> we had leftover pork roast but I could probably count on one hand the
 RH> number of times she did it. Dad did not like rice.

 DS> I wonder if his not liking rice had roots in something other than
 DS> flavor.  I'd predict that your Dad was of an age to be involved in
 DS> WWII or at least the Korean war.  Since rice is the predominant starch
 DS> for
 DS> Asia people, could his dislike for rice come from that?  Or was it
 DS> just a taste thing.

Dad was in WWII, in the Navy, Pacific theater, but I think his dislike
of rice came from being a meat and potatoes eater. He was brought up
with meat and potatoes; I got the impression that his mom didn't cook
rice. Some years ago, while we were in HI, in the weekly letter we got
from my parents, mom commented that they'd run out of potatoes on
Saturday and spent a good bit of Sunday afternoon trying to find an open
store (finally found a little mom & pop place) that had potatoes. I
don't recall why the only big grocery store in town was closed that day
as they were usually a 7 days a week store. Dad put up with my non
potato subs (kasha, couscous, etc) when he came to visit but those were
never extended stays. I got into doing potato subs when I got married as
a "rebellion" against having so many potatoes. I cook/eat more of them
now but usually in forms other than mashed and still do a lot of
alternatives.

 DS> My father was in WWII but stationed in Australia.  He came home
 with a DS> definite dislike for mutton.  That may be because it was the
 protein DS> that was served so often?  Sort of like your dislike for
 peanut DS> butter.

Could be that's why your dad had nuttin' to do with mutton. (G) The last
night on board ship on our last cruise one of the offerings for dinner
was a balsamic glazed (forget what else went into it) lamb shank. It
sounded good so we both ordered it. When they came out, I took one bite
and sent it back--could be because I was coming down with the bronchitis
that it just didn't taste right to me. OTOH, Steve enjoyed his. I got a
shrimp stir fry instead.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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