And it's not just a few particles here or there.

Tell us via social media by tagging us.Rice is one of those foods that is universally loved and celebrated in all its many forms, but I didn't get familiar with regular, long-grain rice until adulthood.Come to think of it, I don't believe I've.

seen anyone in my family prepare anything other than Minute Rice.. READ MORE:.You know Minute Rice.At least if you're from the Midwest you do.

It's the starchy, mostly flavorless, always kind of tough, uniformly-grained, done-in-five-minutes side dish of choice from my childhood.Like any mass-produced consumer staple, Minute Rice has a distinctive feel (stiff, each individual grain separate, with no stickiness in sight) and taste (starchy and mostly flavorless) that you come to expect with every box.

Now as an adult, the thing I love most about rice is its versatility.

I love selecting different varieties of rice depending on how stiff, mushy, sticky or dry I want the final product to be.And ordering a cocktail that needs a. blender.

is going to take longer than a pint of beer or a vodka and soda.. 15 Kitchen Essentials Beginner Cooks Will Love, According to Chefs.OK fine, sometimes waiters forget.

I won’t pretend that sometimes slow service isn’t strictly the fault of the server.You might ask them for a water refill and then see them chatting at the bar with a coworker, inches away from a pitcher of water that would soothe your parched tongue.