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Growing up, rice meant two things: Uncle Ben’s Converted Rice, which sat in its bright orange package in the pantry, and pork fried rice, which I enjoyed on monthly outings to our favorite Chinese ...

To prepare Rice-A-Roni, you first fry the mixture of rice and bits of vermicelli in some butter or margarine (browning the vermicelli gives the mixture a bit of toasty flavor), then you add water and ...

This story was produced by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters and originally aired on NPR in 2008. Thank you to The Kitchen Sisters for allowing us to adapt that piece for Bay Curious ...