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.
Well, for prepping I found $13 / 20 lbs. at Publix, and that’s the best deal for white rice I’ve found at any store (probably because of the high amounts of Haitian and Jamaican customers at their Florida stores that demand it). But $1 / kilo, that’s like $8 for 20 lbs!
Tell your wife I truly envy you. Pansit, Lumpya, and Halo-halo -those were the days!