/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>12102087
Is that a tarantula in the lower right corner?
It looks like it from the thumbs nail..

>>12102087
Nigga you got a spider in your rice at the bottom of your pic

>>12102091
>>12102092
We based right now.

>>12102087
spiders and larva are great in rice

>>12102091
>>12102092
lol

it's star anise

>>12102087
I routinely leave different aromatics and seasoning in the water of the rice cooker while it cooks.

I thought this was normal?

>he uses the oven for cooking instead of storage
wok and rice cooker are all you'll ever need

>>12102108
yes your rice stars a nice spider

>>12102087
Thanks for reminding me to pick up some anise from a moldy dragon store

>>12102087
I'm Filipino. The main dishes in our cuisine are too strong to let any added flavor in the rice come through.

Just curious, though, with what main dish would rice infused with cardamom seeds and star anise pair? Sounds Indian.

>>12102224
>Sounds Indian.
Might be Pakistani inspired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf75I9LKhvg

>>12102122
it is normal, unless you like bland rice

>>12102159
>wok and rice cooker are all you'll ever need

... if you want to be a slanteye bugman

>>12102087
Why would I use a rice cooker when a pot does the job just fine

>>12102435
You don't have to time and watch your rice with a rice cooker.

>>12102445
You're making it sound like it's a substantial effort.

>>12102435
you're eating, subpar rice.

>>12102456
no it's fine
don't project your lack of cooking skills on me

>>12102087
Instead of cooking it myself I just walk down a few blocks to the local Chinese restaurant and buy a pint from them. They're better at that then I am for the amount of rice that I consume, which really isn't much.
Stuff like yellow rice I'll do myself in a pan.

>>12102465
no, you literally are
I fucking guarantee it from my experience here in rice threads with anons overestimating their rice and settling for goopy, mushy, sticky messes. if there's even a single bundle of rice somewhat sticking together, you've fucked up.

>>12102087
Day old white rice isn't just good for fried rice, it's also really great to make a hearty chicken noodle soup. Ahh, the wonders of it all!

>>12102475
>you can't cook because some people on 4chan are retarded
If you say so

>>12102486
suit yourself
a rice cooker will change your life and open your eyes

>>12102490
I ate rice cooked in rice cookers at friends and family's places and it wasn't anything special at all

>>12102490
A lot of people don't eat rice on a daily basis here in the states or other places except for Asia. So it might not make sence to get a rice cooker which just takes up space on a countertop, hence what I wrote, just walk or drive down to your local Chinese restaurant and buy a pint or a quart from them.

>>12102469
Gee, I wonder how the Chinese cook their staple food.

>>12102496
White rice is not supposed to be anything special on it's own, it's an accompaniment to other things.

>>12102501
They know how to do it properly and when there's a local joint a few blocks from me it makes sense to get some rice from there instead of dorking around trying to do that myself.

>>12102513
which is why a pot is fine when you're not fucktarded

>>12102501
rice cookers 99% of the time

>>12102501
a rice cooker

>>12102495
Some of us are poor and or lazy.
>cup of rice
>can of black beans
>can of corn
I've got myself lunch and dinner and they can all just be thrown in the rice cooker.

>>12102534
>>12102524
lol keep coping. can't even cook a pot of rice without a cooker.

>>12102536
Corn? You'll get hanged for that travesty.

>>12102540
>can't even cook without a cooker

>>12102540
you asked how chinese people cook rice, and I told you, with a rice cooker

>>12102522
It's not that, I can do it in a pot, the problem is that even on a proper fire stove it requires attention. You're making an assumption that makes no sense, I've done it multiple ways but in the end a cooker does it better, that's what restaurants use but for higher quantities.

>>12102522
Perhaps you need a pot to the side of your head to knock some sense into you.

>>12102546
Yeah, but it's the best veggie to use with taco seasoning. Throw half a packet of taco seasoning in with the water for flavor. All in all I can make a meal for less than $2. I can't be spending all my money on nourishment. I have video games to buy.

>>12102567
I can understand that. A girlfriend used to call up and I'd say something yeah I have to work late tonight, when I was playing video games and fucking around. I don't need to be hollared at by some bitch.

>>12102567
Give peas a chance.

>>12102584
Not canned peas though, they suck. A bag of frozen peas is godly.

>>12102224
Pairs well with roasted chicken or fish. Has a delightful, aromatic and light flavor that compliments more delicate meats.

>>12102087
You can season your rice in a rice cooker. Then you should already season your food that you are eating with the rice.