You’ve all been helpful, thank you.
Trouble is, it’s difficult to find brown rice in the urban area; all polished rice here…so I guess I’d just have to stick with reducing amounts then,
I’m learning how to cook myself, 
[quote]geekboy wrote:
And loctite_zexel is right — this is why Asian eat with bowls, not plates. You put the food into your bowl (with rice in it), pick up your bowl and shovel the “mixture” into you mouth.
Geek boy[/quote]
Ahh… So that’s the secret! 