"Cauliflower rice," consisting of that brassica chopped fine, turns out to be something I should only consume in moderation.
Made a big wokful of "fried rice" using the substitute last night: steak tips, mushrooms, carrot, onion and celery with a nice sesame-ginger sauce.
I like rice. A big old steaming bowl of rice with some veggies and meat in it is one of my favorite ways to make a meal, anything from Thai-spiced tuna and steamed soybeans over microwave brown rice* to good old Sino-American fried rice to Hoppin' John. So when big packages of "cauliflower rice" started showing up in the produce section at the grocery, I knew it was only a matter of time until I was going to try it. After all, Tam's avoiding carbs, I like rice dishes, what's not to love?
The next day's effects, is what. Oh, nothing dire; but I had a plate and a half of the stuff and that translates into a lot of walks down the hall to the porcelain office. It tends to get in the way of accomplishing one's work.
I'll stick to real rice in the future, thank you all the same.
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* This is a fancy-looking one-bowl meal you can make with some deli "edamame salad" or microwaveable shucked green soybeans, Bumblebee or Starkist spiced tuna in tiny cans, and one of those little nukable plastic rice cups. Set the skinny red pepper to one side unless you like it hot.
Apparently our benevolent government is trying to protect us from buying Cauliflower rice thinking it's regular rice. Because the name on the package is not enough of an indication.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nationalreview.com/corner/government-regulation-cauliflower-rice/
I had never heard of the stuff until your post. Will approach with caution if I ever have the opportunity to try it.