don't like eating rice

[max]

Hallo,
just made some soft rice, but opened the pot and thought "hey, do I _really_ have to eat this whitish stuff? It hasn't even a nice smell"
Any tip?

thanks
m.

[Nancy]

Hi Max,

What whitish stuff are you eating? Those who practice macrobiotics mainly eat organic brown rice, pressure cooked over flame heat. White rice is a denatured product lacking nutrition compared to brown rice, which is alive and will sprout, if planted.

Nancy

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[max]

actually I was talking about brown rice....
But recently (a few days) I have understood that it's the taste which draws, and rice follows. So at dinner if you sit before a dish of brown rice (or millet, or quinoa) it's not a happy meal, unless there's something else which is tasty (vegetables, legumes). Brown rice alone is -to me- so sad...
I've strived for a long time to keep the Kushi's ratio of 50% (or more) rice, but I feel it's so innatural. Cereals are a along-with food (unless it's for diet n. 7).

bye
m.

[Nancy]

Hi Max, nice to make your aquaintance,

Since you are from Italy, maybe you would prefer whole wheat soba noodles instead, or udon, buckwheat noodles. You can even make your own homemade noodles with a pasta maker. There's a never-ending variety of things to eat, even within the sometimes restricted healing diet of the macro. I feel better about myself and my life, when I know I'm eating something both healthy and delicious. I like food that makes me feel good, rather than not.

Remember to eat indigenous foods that are right for your country, climate, and season. Near the Mediterranean, fish comes to mind.

To try something different I have a nice noodle dish for you:

SESAME HOT NOODLES (Chinese)

2 9oz. packs noodles of your choice
3 tbsp. sunflower oil
2 tbsp. sesame oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp. smooth peanut butter
1 small green chili, seeded and finely chopped
3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
4 tbsp light soy sauce
1/4 tbsp lime juice
salt and pepper
4 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Cook noodles, add sauce.

I have made this with less noodles, much less oil, a little garlic,
the 1 tbsp peanut butter, without chili, with sesame seeds, soy
sauce, and some lime juice. However you vary it, it's a nice change
of pace and comes out delicious.

I'm into noodles, when I want something different. Rice is great with
stir frys, you know...

Nancy

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[Johnnyzen]

Originally Posted by max

Hallo,
just made some soft rice, but opened the pot and thought "hey, do I _really_ have to eat this whitish stuff? It hasn't even a nice smell"
Any tip?

thanks
m.

What is soft rice? Is it a whole grain? I love Rice and SHine, adn organing creamy rice cereal. I think teh very best rice in the world is brown basmati.

[max]

Originally Posted by Johnnyzen

What is soft rice?

I read soft rice recipe on Aveline's book. It's one cup of brown rice with 5 of water (and a pinch of salt of course), pressure cook for 1 hour.

bye
m.

[max]

Originally Posted by Nancy

Cook noodles, add sauce.
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thanks nancy for the pretty haiku, I'll give it a try

bye
m.

LOL Max, if you think "brown rice" isn't very appetizing try eating buckwheat, not only does it smell like iodine, it has an indescribable taste, you'll soon find a new passion for brown rice once you've tried buckwheat and barley!
:o)
Basmati Brown Rice is really nice and soft flavored, while medium grain american brown rice is very flavorful, they're my 2 fav's.

If you don't like it - don't eat it!
Life is too short to not enjoy what you eat.
however before you reject it, try cooking it different ways.
soaked and boiled, pressure cooked, toasted and baked. With veggies, with tofu, with tempeh, with fish (if you eat fish), with nuts, with seeds, with chestnuts (who can resist that).

and if you still don't like it, leave it and maybe come back to it as your taste buds change.

sometimes I love rice, other times I don't really want it. Sometimes I crave it boiled when I am more yang and sometimes pc when more yin. At the moment I am on a buckwheat adventure!

and don't forget millet, barley, quinoa.....