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> Also as an East Asian I can somewhat understand reluctance to change rice

I have deep Thai roots, and I don't think the same thing really exists there. Rice is just rice, and there are both old[0] and new[1] types of popular rice that are substantially different from the "standard" steamed white rice.

Maybe someone who’s Thai-Thai could chime in

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutinous_rice

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riceberry

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Ah really? My parents bought Korean rice in New Zealand even though it was more expensive. I do think there is some form of nationalism along with deep cultural connection to rice at least in Korea and Japan.

Interesting to find out Thai doesn’t have something similar.

It's surprising to me, because out of all the rices, I feel that Thai jasmine rice is the one that stands out the most.

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