Subj : Rice
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Fri Jun 30 2023 01:28:00
-=> On 06-28-23 15:32, Ruth Haffly <=-
-=> spoke to Dave Drum about Taco Sloppo was: Phonetic <=-
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.
I wonder if his not liking rice had roots in something other than
flavor. I'd predict that your Dad was of an age to be involved in WWII
or at least the Korean war. Since rice is the predominant starch for
Asia people, could his dislike for rice come from that? Or was it just
a taste thing.
My father was in WWII but stationed in Australia. He came home with a
definite dislike for mutton. That may be because it was the protein
that was served so often? Sort of like your dislike for peanut butter.