tofu/soybeans+rice has so much uses too.

for cheese but they use specific bacteria, i wouldnt trust mold/bacteria on bread or veggies, different species of fungi can produce nasty toxins, some are pretty deadly.

Rice wine and vinegar.

Don't forget about Risotto! Saffron risotto, etc etc

Lukashenko took a shower

Poutine is the canadian thing with gravy and cheese,right? I really have to search for a recipe or something, because it sounds rather tasty tbh.

As a processed food (or fuel), sure. But I think as an ingredient in 'traditional recipies', I still think potatos are more common and versitile. When I eat corn, I don't know it most of the time, while that is not the case for potatos, yet they appear in nearly as many foods (depending on how corn-syrup based your diet is I guess).

That's kinda what I was going for. I'm sure I they make banana beer in some regions where bananas grow. And from there it's just one more step to banana vodka.

Fry your soy, add soy to the pan, eat it with soy. And it's delicious :D

It's not as hard as you think to get rid of. It does take 3 seasons though, so it's a long process...

You basically just have to starve the rhizome and you can do it without chemicals even. You wait until the shoots start developing leaves and cut them all down, then just keep repeating that process. If your lucky the rhizome will start rotting by year 2, but it generally takes 3 years. You need to ensure it spends as much energy as possible shooting and don't let it get any sunlight from leaves.

Wasn't that experiment done on Mars, out of necessity, in a book?

Pretty sure that's due to masturbation. Its Victorianian morals that make it necessary to blame superfood for it.

Both corn and potatoes, hybridized by Indigenous Americans in pre-columbian times.

I accidentally misread that as Vodka Chips, and was like "y'know, maybe it might taste good? Chips soaked in vodka?" (chips as in what Americans call "fries")

Only reckon it could work if the soak is before the bake

Potatoes also are a New World food, they've been around in the Old World only since like 1600

Lactase Persistence though only is 10% of all the population of the world

What's 'taters, precious!?

c/lostlemmings

If you think potatoes are versatile wait till you hear about corn!

A high number of cheese types can be eaten by people with lactose intolerance because the process of creating cheese reduces lactose a lot or even completely.

Nature's true super food.

I like how this comment has more upvotes than the starting one, a rare occasion

Eggs, cheese, onions, and a bit of cooking oil really complete most of the missing nutrients. Rather cheaply as well

Came here just to say corn.

But what you said makes even more sense.

Yes, there are European rice meals too. Most of them keep the original shape of rice and serve it all the usual foods. Risotto is no exception. It’s just a slight variation to the familiar theme. The foods I put on that list are highly unusual by western standards as the food doesn’t actively remind you of its origin.

You'll be missing at least 6 essentials with that list. The shortest list with potatoes to hit everything at sustainable levels is potatoes, sardines, eggs, and a leafy green.

Eggs are, as well.

https://agriculture.institute/poultry-products-technology/essential-functions-eggs-cooking-baking/

This is true. And while they both pollute, ethonol is considered "closed loop" which is greener than gasoline. But huge monocrop fields of corn aren't exactly great for the planet either lol.

Yep! Mostly.

Now I’m curious about the rare occasions when that doesn’t happen. Do you make rice noodles, rice cakes or something else?

Cornbread, corn on cob/elotes, corn niblets, corn chowder, corn mash to make whiskey, champurado, polenta/grits, cornmeal breaded seafood, popcorn, cornflakes, tortilla chips, corn tortillas, all kinds of snack chips, hominy, candy corn, hushpuppies, corn dogs. All without mentioning corn syrup or corn ethanol... And that's just off the top of my FUCKING head, friendo.

Don't forget Lembas Chips

It can also power a flashlight!

Even on mars!

And you can make a cannon out of PVC pipe that can fire potatoes at lethal speeds into your enemies' faces.

The chicken is a wonderful animal. Eats scraps, poops eggs, yields feathers and milk, and it's made of nuggets

milk?

fuck kind of chickens have you got???

is this ai

Ireland has entered the chat

wrong post

Chicken breast, breasts have mammary glands. Get with the times. (Kidding of course, chicken milk sounds like some made up AI bullshit or some very horrifying genetic manipulation). Can’t disqualify either unfortunately. I hate this timeline.

Eggs are even more versatile though, both about 200 ways to cook and prepare them, but also about 2 million recipes that use them

No clue. I found it with an image search

A lot of that has to do with decades of US government subsidies.

I mean, you have to add to potatoes too if you want to get real flavor out of them. That versatility means little without salt and pepper. Frying can help but you can fry rice too.

Sake is fermented rice wine, as smooth as a good vodka in my opinion.

One of my favorite rice based dishes is a rice and coconut pancake from south India called appam. Paired with the right curry it's the perfect balance of savory with just a touch of sweetness.

Staples are staples for a reason. They're all incredibly versatile.

Sure but we also should not exaggerate the inclusivity of "the West" The availability of international restaurants has little influence on what people outside of diaspora groups are making in their kitchen. Consumption is one thing but when it comes to household cooking a lot of the perception of rice here is limited to risotto at best and Uncle Ben's at worst. That's not even getting into the fact that a lot of the cuisines you listed were looked down upon in the West until as recently as thirty years ago (and some still are).

Yeah... but where is the egg based alcohol?

Hot chicks.