Originally Posted by
madamekelly
Jingle, I have to chuckle reading what you wrote. I had a childhood of very little variety in foods. Had I not been adventurous with food, I would never have discovered the joy of real spaghetti, Mexican food, Chinese food, steak, cheddar cheese, yogurt, fresh tomatoes, oranges anytime I wanted (not just for Christmas), the list goes on and on. All I can say is, at least once try jasmine rice. It smells so good I would wear it as perfume, and tastes just as good, even plain.
This also made me laugh. I was an adult before trying Chinese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, and even some Italian dishes. But my friends loved to come to our house to try dishes they'd never had before. Ours was a southern family in the north. Rice was a breakfast cereal with sugar and butter, tomatoes were picked green and fried, brussel sprouts fried in bacon grease, and oh my .... yummy yummy fried applesauce.