Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
In the 'good ole days' there were no ethnic markets to speak of. So our food choices were more limited.And they wonder why some get sooo nostalgic for the 'good ole days'.
In the 'good ole days' there were no ethnic markets to speak of. So our food choices were more limited.And they wonder why some get sooo nostalgic for the 'good ole days'.
But whats your ethnic is my everyday..In the 'good ole days' there were no ethnic markets to speak of. So our food choices were more limited.
Not me. Half the fun in cooking (and eating) for me is in trying new foods and ingredients that take me outside of my comfort zone.And they wonder why some get sooo nostalgic for the 'good ole days'.
the future did bring some good things too in so far as foods are concerned, but I wasn't necessarily referring to just food.In the 'good ole days' there were no ethnic markets to speak of. So our food choices were more limited.
i realize most folks here are fancy cooks , but don't you ever cook with "normal " ingredients ? i'm just an old country boy, if wal-mart don't have it most of us have never heard of it haha , sometimes it seems like a contest to see who can use the weirdest ingredients
I understand what you're saying, but keep in mind this is an international cooking forum with members from all over the world and what's common or normal for you may not apply to everyone else.to my way of thinking the best cooks can go into any kitchen and cook something that taste's amazing with common off the shelf items that most anyone might have , they don't need things that are uncommon or hard to pronounce , not that i'm saying there is anything wrong with that if your a cook at a high end restaurant
but a lot of young folks just learning to cook look to these forums as a place just to learn how to cook supper or maybe do something that tastes better than scrambled eggs...... but its all good, no worries
Took the words right out of my mouth casey.But, do keep in mind that this is a cooking forum, so we are always interested in new things.
to my way of thinking the best cooks can go into any kitchen and cook something that taste's amazing with common off the shelf items that most anyone might have , they don't need things that are uncommon or hard to pronounce , not that i'm saying there is anything wrong with that if your a cook at a high end restaurant
but a lot of young folks just learning to cook look to these forums as a place just to learn how to cook supper or maybe do something that tastes better than scrambled eggs...... but its all good, no worries
Not me. Half the fun in cooking (and eating) for me is in trying new foods and ingredients that take me outside of my comfort zone.
Been there, done that - not with bibimbap, but with other stuff. Will that stop me from trying to make new stuff at home? Nope. I may only ever make it once, but it will be fun making it, even if it exhausts me and clean up takes longer than eating the food does.The challenges can be fun, and certainly adventures, at times. The one and only time I made Bibimbap at home was one of those adventures. I had it at a Korean restaurant a friend took me to, and liked it, so I figured I'd make it at home.
When I was done, I was worn out, and my kitchen looked like a bomb went off.
But, I learned something... the hard way.
CD
Not being able to read what is written on the majority of the packages and not recognizing some of the produce has happened to me in various ethnic stores. I haven't tried it myself, but I am pretty sure you can use your cell phone to take a picture of something and have Google translate it into English for you. Of course, if they use the same alphabet as we are using here, you can just ask for a translation. I think you can also take a picture of produce and have Google Lens find similar pictures, making it somewhat easier to figure out what you are looking at.once i walked into a "Chinese " supermarket , could not read a dang thing !!! i had no idea what was on the shelves .so i left empty handed haha