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How come the Chinese food I cook at home is never as good as what I can get a Chinese restaurant, even when I follow the recipes?

What is the secret to cooking the best possible quality Chinese food at home?

>> No.11850068

this webm just became more and more horrifying

>> No.11850077
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NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO

>> No.11850086

>>11850057
Lots of MSG.

>> No.11850091

>>11850057
Why does she eat so fast? I doubt she can actually enjoy her food that way.

Anyway, the answer to your question is gutter oil and MSG.

>> No.11850126

>>11850057
>centipedes
>cicadas
>mealworms
>scorpions
>???
>mini scorpions
Pretty normal fare here. Would try unless the unidentified ones were grubs or something super gooey inside.

>> No.11850127

>>11850091
What's gutter oil?

>> No.11850130

>>11850126
>Pretty normal fare here.
Where is "here"?

>> No.11850131

>>11850127
Google it, you won't regret it

>> No.11850136

>>11850130
Not him but all East Asian/Orientals eat bugs. Even the Japanese. They eat Wasp cookies a lot in certain regions.

>> No.11850137

>>11850091
all bugpeople chew that way. source: grew up around them

>> No.11850142

>>11850130
in terms of eating insects/bugs species that are typically farmed for their food

>> No.11850146

>>11850136
No it is not normal in japan wtf. It's only ever done as a novelty here.

>> No.11850189

>>11850130
This, wtf

>> No.11850196

>>11850057
Use higher heat for anything being cooked in a wok or frying pan. The extra flavor from a proper sear really adds a lot to certain dishes. If you're making deep fried stuff, you probably need more salt/MSG and sugar.

>> No.11850205

>>11850057
what have you tried to make?

>> No.11850208

>>11850131
God damnit I love America

>> No.11850240

>>11850057
Your gas burner doesn't burn nearly as hot as those in a restaurant, so even with a good wok you lack the proper flame for the high temps cooking that Chinese fast food relies on.

>> No.11850250

>>11850240
This, but you can get close if you use max heat, let the pan get really hot, and do everything in small batches.

>> No.11850259

>>11850057
Is this how they develop a hivemind mentality?

>> No.11850272

Heat is definitely an aspect. Also velveting meat

>> No.11850300
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>>11850146
Sure thing, delusional weeb. I bet you also think Japs don't eat live seafood.

>> No.11850309

>>11850300
That's a novelty you fucking retard, people don't go around eating those cookies every other day.

>> No.11850324

>>11850057
Lack of gutter oil

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>>11850057

Just put soy sauce, toasted sesami oil, chile peppers, ginger and sugar on everything.

Or that kike teriyaki sauce.

>> No.11850346

>>11850309
Sure thing.

>> No.11850371

>>11850346
Not the other guy, but I've been to Japan a bunch (close to 4 months cumulative time), traveling throughout the country both in touristy and non-touristy areas.

I've never seen enthomofagy anywhere there. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but if it does, it's a novelty and a touristy gimmick. They do love their regional gimmicks.

>> No.11850422

>>11850259
Kek

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>>11850335
>SOY VEY

>>11850057
They marinade most of their meat even for just an hour. Something like this;
Diced meat rolled in a little cornflour
Rice Wine Vinegar
Soy Sauce
Fish sauce
Salt
Sugar
MSG
Sesame oil

>> No.11850524

>>11850371
>enthomofagy
Nice made up word “not the other guy”

>> No.11850526

>>11850057
you no chinee

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>>11850524
>hurr

>> No.11850603

>>11850091
What's to enjoy?

>> No.11850614

>>11850531
Thank you for helping me make my pojnt. It is VERY popular in Japan to eat bugs. They get ~32% of there diet from bugs.

>> No.11850623

>>11850614
>Thank you for helping me make my pojnt.
????

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>>11850614
source: your ass

>> No.11850657

>>11850057
Centipedes are actually terrible.
Scorpions are actually pretty good.

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>>11850057
fresh ingredients, finely processed (cut fine)

very good stove and wok.

Not too much oil nor salt.

Start with a bit of meat in hot oil, once you smell the aroma of meat, add chopped green onions, minced ginger, and spices.

Once you smell the aroma of onions and spices, immediately add main ingredients, and STIR fry like crazy. This is where a powerful stove and hot wok comes into being an important factor. Stove should be powerful enough to keep the wok extremely hot. So the evaporating moisture creates a naturally stickless surface. The heat also ensure ingredients flash cooks even when stirring rapidly.

Once ingredients are JUST cooked, serve immediately.


The cost or rarity of ingredients matters little. Freshness and finely process (cut into very thin and small pieces) is the key.

Hot wok and power stove is not optional. Wok should be hot enough no liquid is able to build up at bottle.

A lot of white people stir fry is actually stewing with a puddle of fucking liquid at the bottom.

>> No.11850666

>>11850657
t. Japanese person

>>11850644
What would some American weeb know?

>> No.11850675

>>11850660
>no liquid is able to build up at bottle.

That’s why they need so much gutter oil. They burn through that shit.

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>>11850675
Actually,

the difference between "home cooking" and restaurant food is the amount of oil.

Home cooking uses very little, maybe a big spoonful at most. Restaurants uses a lot of oil, not only they pre fry veggies, oil in the actual dish also adds flavor; and also obviously less healthy.

Home cooking is about fresh ingredients, short cook time, and light flavors.

A good rule of thumb for Chinese cooking is that you should not season the dish too much to mask even the lightest tasting ingredients in the dish. So usually a little salt is all, Chinese cooking at it's core is about the native aromas and tastes of every ingredient in the dish, spices and seasonings should never over power the ingredients.

>> No.11850719

>>11850666
I've been in Japan for a collective three years and I can confirm you are full of shit

>> No.11850728

>>11850666
I'm Canadian. And I had them in Singapore.

>> No.11850741

>>11850728
LMFAO SINGAPORE

FUCKING SINGAPORE IS THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT OF AUSTRALIA

Fucking prison colony, and you think Singapore represents Asian culture?

>> No.11850742

>>11850719
>collective three years
And that means what? A few vacations added together then rounded up?

>>11850728
Singapore =\= Japan.
I don’t expect a Canadian to know that though.

>> No.11850756

>>11850742
>Singapore =\= Japan.
that is the fucking point you nitwit.

>> No.11850763

>>11850756
Stick to your prison food you Singaporean, maple syrup guzzling trash.

>> No.11850773

>>11850741
>>11850742
The fuck you guys talking about?

I just said centipedes taste like shit and scorpions tasted pretty good.

>> No.11850791

>>11850773
EVERYBODY LOOK AT THIS BEAVER-FUCKER AHAHAHAHA!

>> No.11850796

>>11850773
Why do you hate asians so much?

>> No.11850844

>>11850208
Thank God we don't live in China

>> No.11850859

>>11850796
Why are you so ugly?

>> No.11850914

>>11850859
Bit rude

>> No.11850926

>>11850300
I'd eat them, I associate wasps with bees and bees with honey so they're an ok thing to eat in my mind.

>> No.11850931

>>11850859
Hey butt out buddy. This is between me and the anti-asian Canadian.

>> No.11850937

>>11850926
You must be Japanese. Perhaps a 23andme should be done.

>> No.11850943

>>11850931
huh?

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>>11850057
I wanna try all of that.

>> No.11851147

MSG is the big secret. It's not as horrible for you as we've all been taught years ago. Do research, dump a shit ton of it in and you'll find that even the scrawniest of cats make damn good meals.

>> No.11851164

Biology hippy here

Stop being sucha pussy you lardasses

>> No.11851172

>>11850057
It depends on the recipe and preparation
For stir frys, you can have good food ready in minutes.

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>>11851164
stfu hippy

>> No.11851228

>>11851193
Ill shut your holes the fuck up dumb frogposter

>> No.11851236
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>>11851228
come and get me bigboi

>> No.11851254

>>11851164
>*biology bugman

Fixed that for you

>> No.11851388

>>11851254
>**Ichthyology fishman

Fixed that for you again

>> No.11851394

>>11850057
MSG, and reused oil flavored by tons of different meats. They also use dyes for things like egg drop soup and bbq pork to get those extreme colors.

>> No.11851511

>>11851394
Is reused oil unhealthier than using fresh oil?

>> No.11851587

Season your oil helps a lot. Use a very hot wok. Don't over crowd it with food so that it ends up stewing in the bottom.

>> No.11851618

>>11851236
RUUN PAGLIACCI!

>> No.11851625

Add Ketchup to everything ... it's the secret ingredient to everything they serve at those restaurants. Sweet sour soup is basically Ketchup mixed with water.

>> No.11851710

>>11850057
Are videos of cannibalism allowed on /ck/?

>> No.11851730

>>11851710
Racist fuck

>> No.11851737

>>11850057
What I've heard is that you really need to get invited to Chinese family dinners to get a sense of what Chinese food is supposed to taste like.

>> No.11851759

>>11851737
see

>>11850660
>>11850710

>> No.11852147

>>11850057
>Tfw no gf with nice cheekbones to eat bugs with

>> No.11852161

>>11850057
God she eats like Harpo in Room Service but she's doing it unironically.

>> No.11852233

>>11850126
silkworm larvae. pretty sure its gooey as fuck inside

>> No.11852244

>>11852233
OOOH THAT'S THE BEEEEEST

Stir fry with minced ginger and green onions.

Taste literally like creamed peanut butter.

OOOOOOH such a treat in summer!!! OOOOOOOOOH i just came

hard to get fresh silkworm cocoons outside China

>> No.11852328

>>11850614
>there diet

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>>11852244
OOOOOOOOH

>> No.11852615

>>11852244
GET AWAY FROM ME MARK

>> No.11852718

>>11850300
Yo fuck this, it's not gross in theory, but I'd be too afraid I was going to eat a stinger or some shit

>> No.11852862

>>11852718
yeah that's what I was thinking, I actually cooked and ate grasshoppers and they weren't too bad.

>> No.11853012

>>11850666
>666
Nice try, Satan

>> No.11853693

>>11850131
Youtube is the best

>> No.11854401

>>11852233
Disgusting

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Fucking pussy faggots afraid of an insect that was raised for human consumption.