Mills-on-wheels I stopped by the side of the road to check out some guys milling rice yesterday. They had a travelling rice mill which they call "mills-on-wheels" here. Its kinda neat: they pour the dry whole grain rice into a big funnel on the roof of the truck, then start up a big car engine and the mill dehulls the rice (the hull is often used for sod) and further removes the bran (which is used for hog feed), leaving you with the white rice. The rice here is quite starchy and very different from Jasmine or Basmati rice I'm used to eating back home. Further, folks here associate brown rice to the poverty of war-time so it's very difficult to get your hands on some, unless you're living in rural areas or in the big city. Check out the pictures! Oh, I forgot to include one of the Philippino rice belly!  ¶ 8:52 a.m.