(rice and dairy)Re: no carb questions

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--- In , " rda " <juliarda@h...>

wrote:

>

> >I suspect that in rural India the dietary

> >situation is a lot like it was in rural Europe: if you have

> >to grow your own food, it's likely high in vegies (and

> >eggs, poultry, dairy, depending on the religion etc).

> >But in the cities there is a lot more bread and rice,

> >plus all those nice imported foods and lots of really,

> >really sweet tea! Not to mention soft drinks ...

> >

>

> The only time I've been in truly rural India, the diet was rice,

vegetables

> and eggs, and they would kill a chicken for a special occasion.

They

> served us one meal of chicken while we were there, which was very

kind of

> them, but their chickens were so scrawny that there wasn't much

flesh on it.

> I don't recall eating bread while we were there, but we were

only there

> for four days.

>

>

:

That the chickens were scrawny is understandable, given that they

aren't fattened up, but was the flesh, scarce as it was, tastier?

Flesh from free-range chickens usually tastes a lot better, though it

may be tougher. Unless the cook was really bad.

José