How is real ramen? I imagine it's not the same as the dried stuff, right?
real ramen is actually very, very good and it comes in two types
one is "la mian" in Mandarin or "lie meen" in Cantonese and is actually the origin of Japanese ramen... it's your standard noodle fare and the noodles are hand-pulled (where pull is "la/lie" in Chinese and noodle is "mien/meen") from a single lump of dough, resulting in long, roundish strands of varying thickness
Japanese ramen is just basic wheat noodles of uniform thickness (but depending on the kind of noodle used the thickness will vary from thin to flat to round) and the difference comes in the flavor that goes into the making of the noodles, which includes more salt and alkaline water ("kansui" in Japanese AND Chinese, after the Kan Lake in Inner Mongolia) than the Chinese counterparts
I'm glad we have a good ramen place in Seattle. They just opened three years ago and before them I have no idea where a decent ramen place was in this town.
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it IS pretty fucking hilarious when Chinese people bastardize food from regions within China
finding a decent Cantonese place in Shanghai is hard
while finding a decent Shanghainese restaurant just about anywhere is ridiculously difficult, most places are awful
but just about everywhere, their Sichuan restaurants are always decent, though based on personal experience they really do dumb down the spice in most non-Sichuan places of China
I had genuine Sichuan food once and I practically died
my dad makes Borscht occasionally and what's apparently a Russian salad (cucumbers + vinegar + onions + tomatoes, damn good for summer), but I haven't had anything else
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is that like when I get ripped on cocaine and take some nice ladies of the night back to my place for anal sex
Rachel and I are gonna have to go out to eat after she gets here, I wanna find a nice place to eat around here
I kinda wanna take her to a really good burger place (no fast food shit)
cause you're in America now, woman
home of the HAMBURGER
Futore, I'm sending you psychic hugs for this statement right here.
I went a while back, but I remember having some mushroom and swiss burger that was fucking delicious.
I don't think there are any Five Guys near here.
But I know there are good burger places around here. Like Kirk's, though that's not really a dinner place. I don't think they're even open that late.
real ramen is actually very, very good and it comes in two types
one is "la mian" in Mandarin or "lie meen" in Cantonese and is actually the origin of Japanese ramen... it's your standard noodle fare and the noodles are hand-pulled (where pull is "la/lie" in Chinese and noodle is "mien/meen") from a single lump of dough, resulting in long, roundish strands of varying thickness
Japanese ramen is just basic wheat noodles of uniform thickness (but depending on the kind of noodle used the thickness will vary from thin to flat to round) and the difference comes in the flavor that goes into the making of the noodles, which includes more salt and alkaline water ("kansui" in Japanese AND Chinese, after the Kan Lake in Inner Mongolia) than the Chinese counterparts
both are meant to be served with soup
heehee
it is a Chinese noodle made from rice flour that is flat and very wide, I'm sure you've seen it around
it is called hor fun or he fen, which literally translates into "river noodle" because of its resemblance to a river
Those assholes are always in front of me and they never know where the fuck they are going.
I want to shoot them in the fuck.
I did make spaghetti today. I realize that's the cooking equivalent of being able to count to three, but still.
but jesus, when a roast dinner is considered your country's delicasy, it's difficult
Sounds kind of like shabu shabu. I've had it once before, and it was pretty good, but I'm not sure how bastardized it was.
Hahaha. I made some butter noodles with chicken and tomato sauce the other day. I was so proud of myself.
Yeah, I felt like a retarded kid who took a shit in the toilet for once.
"I'M A COOK DUURRRRR"
finding a decent Cantonese place in Shanghai is hard
while finding a decent Shanghainese restaurant just about anywhere is ridiculously difficult, most places are awful
but just about everywhere, their Sichuan restaurants are always decent, though based on personal experience they really do dumb down the spice in most non-Sichuan places of China
I had genuine Sichuan food once and I practically died
Why have I never heard of that show before?
I bend most threads toward my will given enough backed-up rage
I admit the rampage was more than a little unreasonable
but it's been a long-ass time since my last one so I'm totally getting better
Russian food
my dad makes Borscht occasionally and what's apparently a Russian salad (cucumbers + vinegar + onions + tomatoes, damn good for summer), but I haven't had anything else
Woo! Hurray sustainability!
But look what it got us! I've learned something!
Mad props to those who manage it, though.
Satans..... hints.....
Then you can't cook a roast nor know anyone that can.
Satans..... hints.....
Maybe this weekend I'll go to the British store in Cupertino and get some frozen haggis
I tried it because I thought it was cool. I couldn't last a week, I got so sick.
Oh man I
"Well doesn't that just rape my butt!"