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We were invited to join some friends tonight for a little campfire in their back yard, complete with S’mores! I know Steve from playing basketball together for a few years now, but we’ve not gotten to spend much time together with the rest of the families.

Somehow the conversation migrated to my time in Venezuela. They asked if I was fluent in Spanish, and I said that I wouldn’t say fluent, but I do alright. “What I am ‘fluent’ in is making the Venezuelan national dish!” I explained the whole Pabellon meal with it’s various parts: rice, beans, shredded meat, and arepas. Steve’s wife said, “That all sounds great. I wouldn’t eat any of it, but it sounds great.” We all laughed, and Jen said, “Well, at least the rice, right?” To which she replied, “No. Don’t eat rice. Never had it.”

NEVER HAD RICE? I was simply dumbfounded. I asked, “You’ve never had any white rice… ever?” Never.

I asked her if she knew that she might be the only human being on the planet to have never eaten rice. It’s the main food most of us eat around the globe. Rice and beans. EVERYWHERE!

This is the most amazing food fact I have heard a person utter recently. Just simply the most amazing.

What’s not to like about rice? How can a mom of three children have lived her entire life without ever having eaten ANY RICE??!?!?!??!?!

Wow.

I asked her if I could post this story on my blog tonight, and she gave permission. She’s rather proud of her picky-ness I think. She says there are only about 5 things she eats. Hamburgers, hot dogs… french fries. Her husband chimed in, “And, pretty much any breakfast food…” So, McDonald’s and Pancakes… nice! 🙂 I said to her, “How are you still ALIVE??!?” 🙂

I am just still amazed! Nice going Picky Eater! You are definitely the champion in my book!!!! 🙂