Authentic cuisine cooking

KnaresboroughBlue said:
My wife cooks mainly Asian food (predominantly Thai, Korean and Japanese), whereas I tend to focus more on European cuisines, such as Czech, Italian and French. I much prefer European food to be honest.
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I did so as well for a period, everything goes in a circle. I did focus on some european earlier as mention in the thread but want to deep dive into Japenese cuisine and understand to make the basic, and when, what where to use those recipes.
 
paulchapo said:
I rarely eat them but if I do I prefer the curry one. They are handy to have in for a quick easy snack.
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I have loads of noodle packages in my pantry but I buy them at Asian stores, I have never seen the ‘Pot Noodle’ brand over here
 
HaalandEffect said:
Understand that this topic does not hit many here, so maybe a wrong forum to find people that like to make authentic good food
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I am pleased that you started it.

In my time here I haven’t noticed any threads for foodies.

So maybe this could turn into something like that.

At least in Norway you should be able to get hold of very fresh seafood for the Japanese and Italian recipes.

Preparing fish/shellfish is the only practical skill I have ever acquired.

Over here, Rick Stein is a chef who is well-known for that.

This is a very enjoyable BBC video of his visit to the country:

 
paulchapo said:
It's food....and it's off topic. I'm also pulling your plonker a bit lol.
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call me a cynic but i reckon it's the other way round, mate.
i think it's the o.p. who is pulling plonkers.
the overt spelling mistakes are ludicrous.
it's probably another one of bill walker's accounts.
 
idahoblues said:
I have loads of noodle packages in my pantry but I buy them at Asian stores, I have never seen the ‘Pot Noodle’ brand over here
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Trust me, you're not missing much. I ate a Pot Noodle recently after living in Asia for a while (used to eat them all the time), and there's no comparison.

Even for something as bland as chicken and mushroom, the Japanese one is way better.

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Of course, all of them are unhealthy shit in reality.
 
Someone else made Okonomiyaki Osaka style?
Its very rich and much flavour, can be a new experience with he little fishy taste from Dashi and Katsubushi, with the Okonomiyaki sauce and Japenese mayo (much better then our mayo) givs it good taste. Think important thing is to get the right portion to your pan. I have not make the Hiroshima style

Also something else close to it that is called Tonpeiyaki

 
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m7mcfc said:
My Indian freind reckons he can feed five blokes all week for £10.00. He comes from a part of India where veg dishes are all they cook. I have tasted his cooking and it is spot on.
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I chatted to an Indian lady once about Indian food and I said no matter how well I follow a recipe it never tastes the same as from a restaurant. She laughed and said they only use three main spices for most Indian dishes and cook books over complicate it.

Your friend is probably correct. In the navy they budgeted on about £2.50 per person per day for food. That was for three decent meals a day. Once your Indian friend has all the basics bought in bulk he can probably do wonders with it very cheaply.
 
paulchapo said:
I chatted to an Indian lady once about Indian food and I said no matter how well I follow a recipe it never tastes the same as from a restaurant. She laughed and said they only use three main spices for most Indian dishes and cook books over complicate it.

Your friend is probably correct. In the navy they budgeted on about £2.50 per person per day for food. That was for three decent meals a day. Once your Indian friend has all the basics bought in bulk he can probably do wonders with it very cheaply.
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Cumin, coriander and turmeric?
 
paulchapo said:
I chatted to an Indian lady once about Indian food and I said no matter how well I follow a recipe it never tastes the same as from a restaurant. She laughed and said they only use three main spices for most Indian dishes and cook books over complicate it.
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I remember watching a YouTube video where an Indian lady was teaching you how to cook the simplified version of a particular dish. It had about 30 ingredients in it. I'd hate to see the regular version of it.

paulchapo said:
Your friend is probably correct. In the navy they budgeted on about £2.50 per person per day for food. That was for three decent meals a day. Once your Indian friend has all the basics bought in bulk he can probably do wonders with it very cheaply.
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Yeah, the more people you're cooking for, the cheaper it gets. He can probably cook for five blokes all week for a tenner, but if he was cooking just for himself, it'd probably be nine.
 
paulchapo said:
I chatted to an Indian lady once about Indian food and I said no matter how well I follow a recipe it never tastes the same as from a restaurant. She laughed and said they only use three main spices for most Indian dishes and cook books over complicate it.

Your friend is probably correct. In the navy they budgeted on about £2.50 per person per day for food. That was for three decent meals a day. Once your Indian friend has all the basics bought in bulk he can probably do wonders with it very cheaply.
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That's what I meant. Sorry yes he has all the spices etc. After that it's £10.00 a week.
 
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