Rice = A waste of my time
I'm not trying to disrespect you SD, but you're way wrong about the rice. Rice is one of the most underappreciated foods in the world. The genius of rice is that it acts as a flavor sponge, soaking up whatever delicious flavors it is cooked with and disguising itsself as that flavor.
Think about it, jambalaya, mexican rice, paella, red beans and rice, dirty rice, thai fried rice, etouffee, chinese fried rice (I mean the spicy authentic kind, not what you would get at an American Chinese food restaurant). All of the most delicious meals in the world, from every corner in the world, all made with the same basic ingrediant. Yet, they all taste completly different.
As if that weren't enough to convince you that rice is not a waste of your time, consider this: Rice is the staple food for most of the worlds poor people. It provides the basic substance needed to keep the worlds population alive cheaper than any other food. Maybe rice is a waste of your time, SD, but it is certainly not a waste of mine.
