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chinese cooking: the secret is a kilogram of sugar
Don't forget the MSG.
that's not a secret, that's just a given. It's like salting your food.
Season a tortilla chip with MSG and it will taste generically like Doritos. MSG is in everything, because it makes everything better.
THE FLAVA ENHANCA!
@Hideakikarate @Swedneck I came here to say this.
MSG is in like everything though, not just Chinese food.
East Asian cuisine doesn't use sugar. The secret to Chinese cooking is lard, soy sauce, and high heat.
uhhh maybe they didn't in the past but they definitely do these days, you get sauce sticky with sugar and starch slurry.
Are you talking about Chinese cuisine or American one from Chinese inspired restaurants?
that's an american restaurant thing, not a chinese thing. indian food places do it too, they add a fuckton of sugar so it will taste good to the american palate since we're accustomed to having ungodly amounts of sugar in everything.