>>Rice is bought in bulk at about $1 per kilo.
DAMN, that’s cheap!
I have my vendor give me half white and half red, mixed together.
Like most Philippine gals, my wife prefers white, but I insist on mixing in the red.
Every vendor has at least four varieties of rice, all sold in bulk, by the kilo.
They eat rice as Americans eat bread. There is never a meal without rice, even at a McDonald’s.