Patatoes and Rice

@winterose (39887)
Canada
April 8, 2007 12:23pm CST
In many parts of the world rice is a staple food and in North America potatoes are. Which do you eat more Which do you like better if your in a restaurant and they ask potatoes or rice? which one are you more likely to choose?
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
8 Apr 07
We seldom eat out but I will often have rice if I have that choise...I love rice but it's not my favorite thing to cook so it's nice to have it when out..
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@weemam (13372)
8 Apr 07
I honestly don't eat much rice , it's not that I don't like it its just I don't buy a lot of it , I love potatoes though all kinds of potatoes , I love turnip and potatoes boiled together drained and mashed together with a knob of butter , that is my favourite dish , that with corned beef and beetroot yummy xxxx
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 07
I enjoy both actually and it depends what I actually eat to what I will order wether I have rice or Potatoes. I do like both very much though
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@ironstruck (2298)
• Canada
8 Apr 07
I have lots of potatoes and rice in my kitchen right now. They are a great source of carbohydrates and I would not be without as least one of them for long. Personally, I am a potato lover and have probably cooked them every way possible by now. That would always be my first choice.
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@darkzzt (757)
• Canada
8 Apr 07
i am chinese and i eat rice everyday for dinner. if i was in a restaurant i would want potatoes because i want to eat something that i havent eaten much of. i actually prefer eating north american food rather than my own kind of food
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• Canada
8 Apr 07
I love my carbs in any form. I love rice, potatoes, pasta, bread and I dont think i could choose any one over the other
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
8 Apr 07
in a restaurant where you get one or the other with you meal you have to choose so which one would it be?
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@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
9 Apr 07
I like both, and i'll cook them both, but not for the same meal. One time we'll have fish and rice, the next night, chicken and potatoes. Often in restaurants, the plates come with potatoes and rice, which isn't good, since these are two sources of carbs. But anyhow, if they ask me to choose, i'll go for the potatoes.
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
8 Apr 07
I think I eat equal amounts of potatoes and rice. I really enjoy mashed, hash browns, and scalloped potatoes, but we tend to have a lot of baked, because they're so convenient. I cook quite a lot of varieties of rice as well, depending on what else we're having. I like to do one dish meals involving rice. If I am given the choice in a restaurant, I'll listen to all of the different types, and then make my decision based on the type. Oh, I forgot to mention, if roast potatoes are an option, I'll usually choose them.
@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
9 Apr 07
I like both, but I prefer potatos. I know if I'm out I'll get the potatos because so often I don't know what is in the rice. At the Persian resturant I like I get their sour cherry rice, since I've been told in no uncertain terms that they don't use corn products.
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• Portugal
9 Apr 07
I love rice. I guess that is because I eat rice since I have born. I also enjoy potatoes. Usually when I go to a restaurant they serve potatoes, but that’s because in Portugal people enjoy potatoes more then rice. But in Brazil rice is like the country food. Everyone eats rice in Brazil.
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
10 Apr 07
Though rice is a staple food, I never like rice. I prefer potatoes. whenever I go to any restaurant, it is always fries or baked potatoes for me. If my partner is will me, it will be rice because he will polish up my share of rice.
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• Philippines
8 Apr 07
if i will be asked in a resturant... i'll choose rice bec. i'm used to it...i won't be able to eat potatoes only... :)
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• Philippines
10 Apr 07
i would choose rice. i always eat rice everyday so im more accustomd to it than eating potatoes.
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