I’m going with rice. Rice is versatile, and good on its own too.
Beans are what they are, and that’s it.
I use rice far more often than beans, but that’s because my wife is not much a fan of beans.
On their own… shit … I dunno. I love rice, but I can do without it in a way I can’t do without beans. What I mean is that I could substitute rice with other starches, but I really can’t substitute beans in the same way. I mean, take rice away from me and, hell, I got orzo or generally any pasta that will do. Beans? Not so much.
So, I guess, gun to head, I go with beans.
Depends on what sort(s) and with what they’re being served, I should think.
I will go with beans. They have a far greater variety and, as pulykamell says, you can substitute any other starch. In fact many things that people would have with rice I really like with a slice of good toasted bread.
And you can’t make rice and beans without beans.
Beans
Agree, beans bring more flavor. Rice needs help with flavor.
I personally am not a fan of rice and could do without it altogether (though I do like risotto). On the other hand, I love me some black beans, in all kinds of Mexican/Tex-Mex/Central and South American preparations and black bean soup is one of my favorite soups. Pink and white beans are divine in Tuscan and Italian-American preparations, and I have a couple of recipes for American-style baked beans that are mighty fine too. Black-eyed peas in Southern dishes, Garbanzo beans in salads and dips - I’m all in on those as well. I also think beans are healthier for you than rice, so they get props for that too.
Beans.
Beans are still a meal even if there’s nothing added to them. Rice by itself is so bland it’s hardly worth the bother of eating it.
What a weird-ass question. “Which is better: milk chocolate or she-crab soup?”
I would cheerfully dine on soup beans (pintos) with cornbread once a week. I rarely cook rice.
Put me on Team Bean too. We eat rice a few times a week, have graduated to jasmine rice most of the time because it’s tasty–but beans, man, they’re necessary. Bean burritos are my single favorite food.
Beans, because better commercials. sfw
Holy crap. I’m the only person who prefers rice. I gotta move to Asia now.
I cook and eat rice(nearly always brown jasmine if I’m making it) probably 5-6 as much as beans, by volume and frequency.
Too many cats in Asia. I’m particularly frightened of tigers.
They bite — they scratch — they make an awful fuss — it’s no use stroking them and saying “puss, puss, puss.”
Don’t get me wrong; rice has a lot of potential. But beans achieve that potential. I’d never eat just rice all by itself, but I regular eat just beans.
Another fan of beans. Rice is easily substituted, but there are no substi-toots for beans.
I use them a lot when cooking soups, stews, dips and casseroles.
There’s a particular Mexican restaurant nearby and it’s very good, though in general nothing super special. However… they serve a plate of street tacos with a side of pinto beans (not refried) that is nothing short of addictive.
It’s the beans. I cannot figure out their secret. A little pork for flavoring, probably, the right amount of salt, sure. But I’m damned if I can work out the combination of seasonings. I can usually recreate a dish by taste, but not these damn beans!! The bite is perfect, soft but not mushy, the bean flavor outstanding, there is no forward taste of spice or herb. But I could eat those damn beans morning, noon and night.
The secret is going to turn out to be something odd, like pressure cooking with baking soda.
Anyway. Yeah, beans.
I would like to ask which one people believe is more nutritious. Does anyone know which food is better for long term survival?
How long could someone survive if all they had to eat was rice? How long if all they had to eat was beans?
Can a person survive on either of those foods if that was all they had to eat?
Neither rice or beans are a complete protein on their own. However, when combined, they are. So for long term survival, keep both on hand.
So THAT’S where Chris McCandless went wrong.
GTTH, beans.