Original title: not every starch is satisfying n addictive.

Countless varieties of starch are extremely attractive and satisfying to me, since I was brought up on starch as 主食. However, it’s useful, even important to correct my perception — No I ain’t powerless against every starch on earth [1] … No No !

• specifically, white rice congee [大米粥] is less attractive than thick noodles, let alone rice.
• .. Fairly low ccost. I disliked the China version from young, but the Singapore version is more tasty.
• specifically, plain mantou [馒头] is less attractive than baozi. My wife often buys it hot but we usually eat half and discard.
• plain bread is similarly unattractive. There are so many brands in any American supermarkets. I kinda feel lucky about my dislike for them.
• In general, 95% [2] of all noodles .. are less satisfying than rice, bakery or 死面 (unleavened) food. In Singapore breakfast coffee shops, I often try a mix of many noodles (including rice noodles) and none as good as rice.
• In general, 100% of anything made of rice flour .. is inferior to wheat flour

[1]A few movies share this same theme — the aliens in the movie are a powerful and more advanced species than humans, but many individuals of their species have weaknesses and not so overpowering and invincible. Some humans among us have the courage and self-confidence to defeat them.

[2] I can’t recall any exceptional noodle… perhaps Japanese udon?

How about konjac?