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06/22/2006 12:11:12 AM · #151 |
Originally posted by JRalston:
I like eating with chopsticks. It makes my bowl of rice go a very long way. |
It depends on the type of rice. The rice as used in Japan, Taiwan are usually of the fatter and softer type (dont know how to call them), while in other countries like Thailand, the rice is usually longer and less soft. Maybe it's the grading, but dont ask me. So using chopsticks on the different types of rice requires slightly different techniques - some you can pick them up in lumps, some you cant :) |
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06/22/2006 12:36:24 AM · #152 |
Why does corn, even if you eat it creamed, come out on the cob?
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06/22/2006 01:22:23 AM · #153 |
Originally posted by crayon:
Originally posted by JRalston:
I like eating with chopsticks. It makes my bowl of rice go a very long way. |
It depends on the type of rice. The rice as used in Japan, Taiwan are usually of the fatter and softer type (dont know how to call them), while in other countries like Thailand, the rice is usually longer and less soft. Maybe it's the grading, but dont ask me. So using chopsticks on the different types of rice requires slightly different techniques - some you can pick them up in lumps, some you cant :) |
No, long-, medium-, and short-grained rice are three basic types, of which there is a vast array of individual varieties; Indian Basmati, Thai Jasmine, and Cal-Rose are all varieties of long-grained rice, but have markedly different flavors. In general, the shorter the grain, the more exterior starch is present, which contributes to its self-adhesive nature and makes it easier to eat. Sushi is usually made with a short-grained rice so it is easy to mold and will hold together.
Brown rices are the same seeds with most of the bran coating left on in the milling process, preserving the dietary fiber and B vitamins (prevents beri-beri).
"Converted" rice ("Uncle Ben's") is subjected to a pressure-steaming process before milling, which drives some of those nutrients inward from the bran layer into the endosperm.
"Wild rice" is an unrelated plant native to North America.
The efficiency of eating rice with chopsticks is also affected by cultural technique; it's easier when the bowl is held close to the lips and the chopsticks are used more as a shovel than as tongs ... |
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06/22/2006 01:37:24 AM · #154 |
Well put General. You even covered wild rice...
I consider myself knowledgeable on such subjects and I will confirm everything said, with the possible caveat that rice, regardless of the variety doesn't contain a whole load of vitamins, even in the unmilled variety... Still, it's almost always better to eat it 'brown' than white...
Another thing to think about though is that because the bran is so thin on rice, it is a fair bit less stable for long-term storage than other grains, particularly those of the wheat family...
If rice isn't stored properly, the germ can become corrupted and negate a lot of the nutritive benefits from eating the whole grain... This is likely the reason that 'white' rice is so popular in Asia compared to 'brown'...
White rice is stable almost indefinitely (if kept dry and away from pests). I found that brown rice would usually not keep maximum freshness for longer than about 3 months. Exposure to light made a difference. |
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06/22/2006 01:49:23 AM · #155 |
| Brown rice still contains oils which are subject to rancidity with long-term storage. Freezing and keeping in the dark in an airtight container will both retard this process. |
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06/22/2006 01:52:43 AM · #156 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Why does corn, even if you eat it creamed, come out on the cob? |
LMAO. I was gonna ask this very same question but I thought I'd look thru the posts to see if there was some one as ignorant as I am that beat me to it. Look what I found. I should've known.
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06/22/2006 01:57:50 AM · #157 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Brown rice still contains oils which are subject to rancidity with long-term storage. Freezing and keeping in the dark in an airtight container will both retard this process. |
yup. I used to prevent that issue as a vendor by keeping a very strict eye on my product rotation, usually 3 days to 2 weeks max for every single bit of brown rice in my department. Which was my general policy for flours and any other non-refrigerated, non-stable product that I carried. Bulk and bagged... Recommended storage for customers was exactly that... In the deep freeze, sealed.
No room in the freezer for rice... Although if we did have a bad batch, especially one that was infested with bugs or something, into the freezer it went until I could get a sample to the rep... |
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06/22/2006 02:06:37 AM · #158 |
Did you know that here in Guam, rice is an option instead of french fries at McDonalds?
25% of Guam are Filipino, and another 15-20% are from other Asian countries. Whites only make up 10% of the population and the native Chamorrans make up almost 50%.
I felt like an idot asking at the grocery store kinda of rice is 'sticky' like at restaurants, but now I am glad I know. I could eat plain rice as a meal.
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06/22/2006 02:35:56 AM · #159 |
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Why does corn, even if you eat it creamed, come out on the cob? |
LMAO. I was gonna ask this very same question but I thought I'd look thru the posts to see if there was some one as ignorant as I am that beat me to it. Look what I found. I should've known. |
Anyone know the answer? lol
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06/22/2006 02:46:56 AM · #160 |
Originally posted by JRalston:
Did you know that here in Guam, rice is an option instead of french fries at McDonalds? |
We have local fastfood restaurants here that serves rice burgers :)
image courtersy of MOS burgers
Message edited by author 2006-06-22 02:50:39. |
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06/22/2006 02:49:26 AM · #161 |
Originally posted by crayon:
Originally posted by JRalston:
Did you know that here in Guam, rice is an option instead of french fries at McDonalds? |
We have local fastfood restaurants here that serves rice burgers :) |
Is that a burger fully made of rice or a burger with rice in it? The latter sounds good.
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06/22/2006 02:52:29 AM · #162 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Why does corn, even if you eat it creamed, come out on the cob? |
LMAO. I was gonna ask this very same question but I thought I'd look thru the posts to see if there was some one as ignorant as I am that beat me to it. Look what I found. I should've known. |
Anyone know the answer? lol |
Your body absorbs all the water?
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06/22/2006 02:52:31 AM · #163 |
Originally posted by JRalston:
Is that a burger fully made of rice or a burger with rice in it? The latter sounds good. |
Burger with rice as patty? that would be kinda wrong, no? LOL
Picture here shows what I mean.
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06/22/2006 03:01:13 AM · #164 |
Originally posted by JRalston:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Why does corn, even if you eat it creamed, come out on the cob? |
LMAO. I was gonna ask this very same question but I thought I'd look thru the posts to see if there was some one as ignorant as I am that beat me to it. Look what I found. I should've known. |
Anyone know the answer? lol |
Your body absorbs all the water? |
I dunno, I've googled it and can't find an answer to why you pretty much poo whole kernel corn...lol
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06/22/2006 03:20:24 AM · #165 |
Wooohoo, I found the answer :-)
The reason for corn poop:
When we chew corn, the outer coating slips off the inner kernal. This outer yellow coating is almost entirely cellulose, and is indigestible. It passes through the gut untouched, and emerges looking like a whole kernal, although it is mostly just the outer skin. The inside of the kernal is starchy and digestible, and that is the part that we succeed in chewing up.
from The scoop on poop.
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06/22/2006 03:24:34 AM · #166 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
When we chew corn, the outer coating slips off the inner kernal. This outer yellow coating is almost entirely cellulose, and is indigestible. It passes through the gut untouched, and emerges looking like a whole kernal, although it is mostly just the outer skin. The inside of the kernal is starchy and digestible, and that is the part that we succeed in chewing up. |
woohoo! Now I know how Uncle Ken did that magic trick he once showed me when I was 6! |
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06/22/2006 03:27:37 AM · #167 |
This is hilarious. //www.poopreport.com/Doctor/Content/corn.html
Our digestive system today is not that good at digesting plant material anymore, much less whole kernels. They pass through our stomach and intestines, and appear in our stool to confound and entertain us.
Message edited by author 2006-06-22 03:29:18.
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06/22/2006 03:37:01 AM · #168 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
This is hilarious. //www.poopreport.com/Doctor/Content/corn.html
Our digestive system today is not that good at digesting plant material anymore, much less whole kernels. They pass through our stomach and intestines, and appear in our stool to confound and entertain us. |
Yes, I do believe that in comparison with our ancestors, our "pampered" body of today should be weaker - part of evolution? and oh, I'm not sure what's going on that website link you posted, it's blocked by my proxyserver :( wanna post some short facts here to share? |
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06/22/2006 03:40:29 AM · #169 |
So if we can't digest corn does that mean for all intents and purposes it's calorie free?
What does it mean if I find candy corn in my poop? |
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06/22/2006 03:43:00 AM · #170 |
Originally posted by Megatherian:
What does it mean if I find candy corn in my poop? |
It probably means you have some sort of sick fetish you need not expose in a general forum :-P
just kidding ofcourse...lol
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06/22/2006 04:42:53 AM · #171 |
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Message edited by author 2006-06-22 04:57:15. |
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06/22/2006 04:58:02 AM · #172 |
Is the illustration below true?
I created the image below to demonstrate how a digital sensor would work.
Message edited by author 2006-06-22 04:59:25. |
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06/22/2006 05:17:23 AM · #173 |
Hey Cornholios out there, don't forget that it's just the outer skin that shows up in le poop. The stuff inside, as mentioned above, IS digestible and like any grain is loaded with carbo's...
Weird that people spend so much time looking at their poop... weirder still that they haven't read up on trying to understand it if that is the case... :)
Recently here in Taiwan, MacDonald's has started going after the MOS burger chain and has released a fried version of the MOS rice burger.. It's doing fairly well for two reasons: 1 - The MOS burgers around here are 60% rice... Most of them use loose meat rather than a patty and it all collects at the front... After two bites, it's pretty much all rice... I've only eaten their rice burgers once as a result... their food is quite expensive. 2 - the MOS burgers arond here tend to be fairly greasy too.. That greasy rice isn't all that nice... MacDonold's is greasy too, but it's fried and at least that makes it 'taste better' and justifies using the grease.
As to the illustration below, it's hard to say because I can't quite figure out what scale you are thinking of... |
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06/22/2006 05:18:37 AM · #174 |
| If a man is talking with no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong? |
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06/22/2006 05:21:22 AM · #175 |
Originally posted by guroos:
If a man is talking with no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong? |
I've heard that a man is still wrong even if he doesn't say a word... :) |
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