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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[ELI5] Why does rice taste entirely bland to us, when it is quite calorific? Isn't it the general rule that more nutrients = better taste?
gpt
Firstly, it is a "general" rule.

Secondly, eating raw wild rice *isn't* very caloric for us because we can't digest it. That is why we cook it and otherwise process it.

In addition, even though rice has been a staple food for a huge portion of humankind's existence, it is still relatively recent, evolutionarily speaking.

The high caloric value of sugars and fats have been much more accessible over the course of history and prehistory, so there has been lots of time for species to adapt for preferences for such foods.