__________ is/are underrated.

[formulanone]

Those first few moments when you leave a place with A/C that's too cold and get into a not-terribly-hot car.

Strangely relaxing.

I'm a fan of getting into your car on a cold but sunny day, and it's already a bit warmer in there.

That's nice too. I tend to park into the sun on colder days/mornings so that the sunlight warms the interior a little bit more.

It does take a few days of cold weather to remind myself that's preferrable, after decades of rarely intentionally parking into the sunlight.

[kphoger]

Green River

[hotdogPi]

Green River

Overrated control city.

[kphoger]

Farro

Nobody I've asked has ever heard of it, but our family prefers it to rice in most dishes we make.

[JayhawkCO]

Farro

Nobody I've asked has ever heard of it, but our family prefers it to rice in most dishes we make.

I like farro quite a bit. I also like pearled barley.

[kphoger]

Nobody I've asked has ever heard of it

I like farro quite a bit.

This is why I didn't ask you ahead of time. 

[J N Winkler]

Farro

Nobody I've asked has ever heard of it, but our family prefers it to rice in most dishes we make.

I have heard of it, but never actually tried it.  I may give it a whirl this summer when honey pineapple chicken goes back on the menu.  I have been using long-grain white rice, which has some fiber (as opposed to basmati, which has none), but my personal preference in the past has been straight wild rice, which is now basically impossible to find at the supermarket.  Casual Googling suggests farro has more protein and fiber than these alternatives.

[JayhawkCO]

Nobody I've asked has ever heard of it

I like farro quite a bit.

This is why I didn't ask you ahead of time. 

Yeah, working in the restaurants that I have, there are very few ingredients that I haven't had at some point.

[kphoger]

I have been using long-grain white rice, which has some fiber (as opposed to basmati, which has none)

Unlike rice, I rinse farro well.  (I also do this with bulgur and quinoa.)  Farro is now readily available at the Gucci Dillon's, and maybe it is at your local one too.  It takes about a two-to-one ratio of boil water/stock to grain, and about 25-35 minutes to simmer.  The ratio isn't all that important, because its texture allows for some margin of error:  add liquid if you need to, boil off the extra liquid if you need to.

but my personal preference in the past has been straight wild rice, which is now basically impossible to find at the supermarket

No kidding.  We've noticed its absence from store shelves recently as well.  Especially in the winter, when we like to put it in soup.

Casual Googling suggests farro has more protein and fiber than these alternatives.

Indeed, that's why I first bought it, a few years ago.

[J N Winkler]

I have been using long-grain white rice, which has some fiber (as opposed to basmati, which has none)

Unlike rice, I rinse farro well.  (I also do this with bulgur and quinoa.)  Farro is now readily available at the Gucci Dillon's, and maybe it is at your local one too.  It takes about a two-to-one ratio of boil water/stock to grain, and about 25-35 minutes to simmer.  The ratio isn't all that important, because its texture allows for some margin of error:  add liquid if you need to, boil off the extra liquid if you need to.

but my personal preference in the past has been straight wild rice, which is now basically impossible to find at the supermarket

No kidding.  We've noticed its absence from store shelves recently as well.  Especially in the winter, when we like to put it in soup.

Casual Googling suggests farro has more protein and fiber than these alternatives.

Indeed, that's why I first bought it, a few years ago.

Many thanks for these tips!  I'll keep them in mind for when I'm ready to try farro.  Now to find it at the AARP Dillons . . .

[webny99]

Underrated doesn't seem like quite the right term, but I don't see a better thread fit...

The lack of mid-sized cities in Kentucky. The gap between #2 Lexington (323k) and #3 Bowling Green (72k) is gaping. At first glance, I believe Kentucky is the only state with a population of 2 million or more with no cities in the 100k-300k range. But Covington (wait, what? Right?) being top-5 with only 41k is arguably even more of a superlative: that's on par with states like Montana (Butte, 34k) and North Dakota (West Fargo, 40k) despite Kentucky having more than four times the population of those states.

[hbelkins]

Underrated doesn't seem like quite the right term, but I don't see a better thread fit...

The lack of mid-sized cities in Kentucky. The gap between #2 Lexington (323k) and #3 Bowling Green (72k) is gaping. At first glance, I believe Kentucky is the only state with a population of 2 million or more with no cities in the 100k-300k range. But Covington (wait, what? Right?) being top-5 with only 41k is arguably even more of a superlative: that's on par with states like Montana (Butte, 34k) and North Dakota (West Fargo, 40k) despite Kentucky having more than four times the population of those states.

Northern Kentucky is chock-full of municipalities. Covington and Newport are the most recognizable, but you also have Fort Mitchell, Florence (y'all), Burlington, Erlanger, Alexandria, and gobs of others. I don't know where the northern Kentucky metro would rank if you combined all the cities in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties, but I'm sure it would be substantial. Probably bigger than Bowling Green.

[Rothman]

Petula Clark

[texaskdog]

Big Bend National Park

It always seems to be regarded as a second rate national park, but in reality there is so much insane stuff there. Santa Elena Canyon is kinda mind-blowing how narrow it is (and you can cross the Rio Grande there into Mexico!). The Emory Peak hike has some insane views, especially close to the top. The park is so far away from any major civilization that it feels truly like you're in the wilderness (+you can see the Milky Way on a cloudless night from there). Plus the terrain is really cool.

Seriously, yet it's hard to get in unless you reserve months in advance.

[texaskdog]

Green River

And Cosmo's Factory!