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Uncle Ben

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,508 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    The rice is too white anyway


  • Posts: 11,614 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    silverharp wrote: »
    I thought this was going to be an RIP thread

    It is now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,865 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    This belongs in the woke-ism thread because its yet another "woke" thing that I couldn't give a f*ck about. Its not like we won't be able to find the rice once they change the name.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,634 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Are Am Eye wrote: »
    Racist.

    You mean Ricist, surely?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭ranto_boy


    As well as the name change, they're removing the image of the black man from the products. I guess racists will be happy?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭The Mighty Quinn


    skynews-uncle-bens-rice-new-logo_5105575.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    We might aswell get rid of Captain Birdseye while we are at it. Too white.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,284 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Ridiculous. Aunt Jemima is getting the same treatment this year too.
    Those brands have a story based on real black people, something that is lost now forever because of this ridiculous culture.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,904 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    A change of no substance. All for show.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,284 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    You'd look at the packaging and say Ben looks like a nice fella, be a good chat and knows his grub. The woke culture just cancelled a black man, hows that for irony.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,952 ✭✭✭Conall Cernach


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    We might aswell get rid of Captain Birdseye while we are at it. Too white.
    He's a bit creepy too the way he goes swimming with his grandson off that yacht. Obviously a groomer.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    who the fcuk buys these microwave bags of rice?

    you can buy 1kg of basmati rice in tesco for only about a euro.

    10 mins and its done.

    Bought a sack of Tilda Basmati 20kg (sack) in the local asian shop for €43 lasted me and the Mrs 8 months and counting and only about one third remaining.

    Uncle Bens is a rip off.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    ranto_boy wrote: »
    As well as the name change, they're removing the image of the black man from the products. I guess racists will be happy?

    Some people were complaining that the Milky Bar kid was white.

    They remind me of my late Grandaunt. No matter what the fcuk you did, you could never please her, she always found the negative or a fault in everything.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    A fraction of the population would have been following this.

    So when a normal person walks into Tesco and looks for some Uncle Ben's, they will see Ben's Original and probably think its the Tesco own brand ripoff but at Uncle Ben's prices.

    Get woke, go broke is gojng to hit them hard.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    who the fcuk buys these microwave bags of rice?

    you can buy 1kg of basmati rice in tesco for only about a euro.

    10 mins and its done.


    Fcuk Tesco, you can buy a 20kg sack of rice in the Chinese shop on Capel Street for about a penny.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    but the microwave pouches are done in 2 minutes rather than 10 minutes and involved no washing up.


    If you're ok with eating shit microwave food then fill your boots. I'll sacrifice the extra 8 minutes for something real.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    Bought a sack of Tilda Basmati 20kg (sack) in the local asian shop for €43 lasted me and the Mrs 8 months and counting and only about one third remaining.

    Uncle Bens is a rip off.


    Seems like a poor deal. a 10kg bag of basmati in tesco is 11 quid.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    Seems like a poor deal. a 10kg bag of basmati in tesco is 11 quid.

    hmmm I cant find 10Kg Tilda basmati rice on Tesco.ie but I did find 10Kg for £22 in the UK still more expensive.

    Still fantastic value for money.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭Man with broke phone


    Can I still buy Levi Roots Reggae reggae sauce?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    I actually bought a bag of the Asian stuff for €42, and got the TEsco one on special for 9.99, because I wanted to compare quality.

    Then I used two identical saucepans (borrowed one from the sister-in-law, she has the same set).

    Then I place one litre of water in each pot and brought it to the boil on two back gas rings on the cooker, they're identical KW.

    While waiting for the water to boil, I weighed out 100grams of each brand of rice. I then added 2 litres of water to two basins and rinsed the two lots of rice for the same length of time, then emptied and repeated the process, then drained the rice into two identical sieves and let them stand for the same length of time.

    When the water reached boiling point, I immediately and simultaneously emptied each sieve into each pot. I then added 1 level teaspoon of salt to each pot. Then I stirred ONCE, to disperse the salt, without removing more starch from the rice. I then covered both pots and left them to simmer for 11 minutes, whereupon I checked the rice in both pots to see were they done yet.

    After one more minute, I decanted both pots into identical colanders and let them drain.

    Then I put the rice on to identical plates, both heated for the same length of time from the same kettle of boiling water.

    Now for the taste test:

    I have to say, they looked identical on the plates, insofar as the rice wasn't sticky, but nicely cooked and soft but not soggy. But there's no doubt, one was definitely superior, with a nice taste. While the other was sort of, meh! You know, still has that 'watery' taste.

    Unfortunately, I'm fncked if I can remember which was which.
    :pac::pac::pac::pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    We might aswell get rid of Captain Birdseye while we are at it. Too white.

    And too old.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,698 ✭✭✭Feisar


    What would Uncle Roger say though?

    First they came for the socialists...



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,699 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    We might aswell get rid of Captain Birdseye while we are at it. Too white.

    But that's Santy's non-Christmas job!! :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    What's Del Boy gonna order down the Indian?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 412 ✭✭Alejandro68


    Uncle Ben's rice is actually low quality, fast to cook, etc. The rice you can buy in Adil, Lidl, Tesco is much better. I use them myself and avoid paying extra for a named brand that isn't up to my standards.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,473 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I follow the directions to the letter and still keeps falling off my chopsticks :mad:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭bobbyy gee


    buy 3 boxs to feed your mice


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Aw lads, I was a massive racist but now that Uncle bens have done this, I'm a changed man.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Humberto Salazar


    Green giant gotta go too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,197 ✭✭✭SuperS54


    After one more minute, I decanted both pots into identical colanders and let them drain.

    You did what?! No colllllllllinnnddders for the rice cooking.....



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    A fraction of the population would have been following this.

    So when a normal person walks into Tesco and looks for some Uncle Ben's, they will see Ben's Original and probably think its the Tesco own brand ripoff but at Uncle Ben's prices.

    Get woke, go broke is gojng to hit them hard.

    Hopefully one of the supermarkets will bring out an own brand rice called Uncle Ben’s now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭Interslice


    I presume black jacks are long gone if it's at this stage?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    Interslice wrote: »
    I presume black jacks are long gone if it's at this stage?

    They are, gone along with the little black dress.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    Interslice wrote: »
    I presume black jacks are long gone if it's at this stage?

    No, I have seen them, bought them and tasted them. There is no transition in texture from brittle hard to strong chew to finish. Instead it starts on a medium solid to soft chew very quickly. The flavour.... just isnt the same. Save your money and find something different. Its the same packaging but different cheaper ingredients.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    SuperS54 wrote: »
    You did what?! No colllllllllinnnddders for the rice cooking.....


    and why exactly should we consider this guy the oracle when it comes to cooking rice???

    (hehehe, preparing to enter outraged mode!!)



    Anyway, my son lived in Japan for 10 years, apparently I can't even RINSE the damn stuff properly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    I follow the directions to the letter and still keeps falling off my chopsticks :mad:

    chopsticks :eek:

    doesn't everyone eat their rice off one chopstick??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    Interslice wrote: »
    I presume black jacks are long gone if it's at this stage?

    That's nothing, after years of trying my blackheads have all disappeared! Must have a look at the old Nivea or whatever to see what they're called now. Probably heads-of-color.

    Anyway, enough of the hilarious posts from me, there's knittin' to be done.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    ranto_boy wrote: »
    As well as the name change, they're removing the image of the black man from the products. I guess racists will be happy?

    It's this sort of ingrained racism that's holding society back... something... something... historical prejudices... bla bla bla! :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I stupidly read their manifesto with the “we listened, we learned, we changed” rhetoric and it says they’ll be giving scholarships to aspiring Black chefs. So basing something completely on race. Isn’t that a bit... racist?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,398 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    Has there been any campaign to replace the Notre Dame and Boston Celtic's logos yet ?

    Now they are offensive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,904 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I stupidly read their manifesto with the “we listened, we learned, we changed” rhetoric and it says they’ll be giving scholarships to aspiring Black chefs. So basing something completely on race. Isn’t that a bit... racist?

    Only if it's in favour towards white people.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I stupidly read their manifesto with the “we listened, we learned, we changed” rhetoric and it says they’ll be giving scholarships to aspiring Black chefs. So basing something completely on race. Isn’t that a bit... racist?

    You dont know? Its crap being a chef, so they are trying to entice poorer people who arent smart enough to work as a chef to try it. The reality is nobody wants to chef any more and is becoming low paid job. They are bringing in African and western Asian chefs. I was on a cruise last year and I never saw one white chef in the kitchen.

    Dont be fooled with the auld diversity approach they need chefs to cook their products in restaurants and such.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,634 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I stupidly read their manifesto with the “we listened, we learned, we changed” rhetoric and it says they’ll be giving scholarships to aspiring Black chefs. So basing something completely on race. Isn’t that a bit... racist?

    A fodo company with a "Manifesto"?! Says it all!

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,473 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    John Doe1 wrote: »
    Aw lads, I was a massive racist but now that Uncle bens have done this, I'm a changed man.
    OMG that's so ricest !

    Black rice matters.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,473 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Has there been any campaign to replace the Notre Dame and Boston Celtic's logos yet ?

    Now they are offensive.
    They are inoffensive compared to Lucky Charms.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    They are inoffensive compared to Lucky Charms.

    Dont get me fuppin' started on the Luck Charms.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,634 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Dont get me fuppin' started on the Luck Charms.....

    Why? What's wrong with lucky charms?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • Registered Users Posts: 43 Jimmy Twotimes


    Rip uncle Ben.

    I miss that nigga like you wouldn't believe...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    Why? What's wrong with lucky charms?

    Everything that stereotypes the Irish. I am surprise he is not coming home drunk and beating his Leprechaun wife like in some surreal part of "Family Guy".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    Everything that stereotypes the Irish. I am surprise he is not coming home drunk from Wifey McBeattys and beating his Leprechaun wife like in some surreal part of "Family Guy".

    fixed that for you skooter!:pac:


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