/ck/ - Food & Cooking

In my experience it's neither some evil ingredient or a miracle one. It's good in some stuff, especially American Chinese food. A little dash can kick up the savory factor in a dish, especially things that naturally have msg like tomato sauce or pasta with parmesan cheese.

That said, it's no miracle ingredient like the trend right now says. If for sure has a very specific taste. It's good for some things, not for others. Use sparingly and it has its place.

>CK rants

The Chinese takeout place by me has really gone to shit this year. A little while back they got rid of their Asian cooks and hired a bunch of Mexicans. It used to be decent and I would grab some every now and again when I didn't feel like cooking but after today I'm sadly not going back.

>fucked up my order, I ordered 1 small lo mein and one small fried rice and got 2 fried rice
>forgot my crab rangoons
chicken is fried to the point where the meat was rubber and the batter was drenched in grease and overcooked

RIP red dragon inn