In a message dated 11/9/2001 4:04:40 PM Central Standard Time,
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> One thing they will all tell me, brown rice doesn't exist in their cuisine.
> For one thing, it is too expensive and hard to find because it has to be
> imported!  For another thing, no one likes the taste!  So much for whole
> grains.....
>

that's weird...white rice is just polished,husked brown rice,right? Do they
import the white rice?
I thought the main reason to polish rice was that it keeps longer. Brown kind
goes rancid faster.

Maybe eating meat with the rice lowers the glycemic index of the rice???