What is it with the weird MN obsession that it's 'rude' not to taste your food before adding seasoning? If you know that you like a good serving of a particular sauce or condiment, why would you not add it in expectation? Especially if it's your spouse cooking, and you probably have a fairly good idea of how much seasoning they usually add.
If the people who make this bizarre 'rudeness' claim ever go to McDonalds, do they act 'politely' by getting the burger plain first, to see how it tastes (i.e. like every other one you've had from there before) and only then consider asking for cheese/relish/gherkins/ketchup whatever, one at a time?
It's really controlling to tell another adult exactly how they should like their food to taste.
Maybe it's a me thing, but I also agree that I'd find it difficult to go to a Chinese takeaway and only get rice. What a faff to make the effort to go in and then wait if you're not having a full proper takeaway. I've heard of people doing it the other way around: just getting the main meal from the takeaway and then doing their own rice to save money, but never like this. Maybe they think he's impoverished/homeless/a terrible cook and is just surviving on rice!
Making your own rice the normal way is simple enough, but if that's beyond you, it's literally grabbing a bag from the freezer, chucking it in the microwave, dialling up three minutes and pressing 'Go'.