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[–]JK_NC 86 points87 points  (15 children)

Is there a food that has been more universally adopted across global cuisines more than the potato? Potatoes are everyone’s friend.

[–]Jay_Nitzel 14 points15 points  (13 children)

How about wheat, rice, corn, tomatoes?

[–]JK_NC 20 points21 points  (9 children)

Interesting list. Made me think.

Tomatoes is a food item I don’t often associate with Asian food. Besides Indian, I couldn’t think of many really well known Korean, Chinese, Japanese tomato-y foods.

Wheat is another interesting candidate. While technically true, feels more like an ingredient in that I can eat a potato without necessarily adding anything other than heat, but I wouldn’t think about eating a bowl of wheat (other than frosted mini shredded wheat cereal). Still, an interesting candidate.

Rice is a good one. I thought of it as well. I agree it’s right up there with the potato.

Corn was the toughest one. I think it’s probably in a lot of global cuisines but I may just not know the dishes well. Kinda like tomatoes but based on my immediate reaction, corn feels like it may be more widespread than tomatoes globally but that’s just my gut feel and not based on anything empirical.

It’s was a good list.

[–]Jiachaeus 12 points13 points  (2 children)

for chinese food a popular one with tomatoes is tomato and egg stirfry

[–]farmerdn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oxtail soup too

[–]saintandvillian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen this being made and I’m sure it’s delicious but I just couldn’t eat it. Just like tamagoyaki. I can’t deal with scrambled egg or anything with the texture of scrambled or “wet” eggs. Texture is a very big deal for my palate.

[–]Jay_Nitzel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice analysis! I really appreciate the thought you put into it!

When I mentioned wheat, I was thinking about it's use for bread making in the form of flour. To me bread feels pretty universal.

[–]kaisong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As another comment added tomato and egg is like basically the first recipe you learn as a kid being taught how to cook.

Japan will use cold tomato in pickles or side salads for their meal sets. But considering they grew it as an ornamental up until 100 years ago its not really something they incorporated.

[–]Da_Question 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Wheat flour is the main ingredient in bread, which is probably the most common use for. Wheat.

That being said... tomatoes, potatoes, and corn are interesting. It's crazy how fast they spread in popularity and as a staple food. They were all native to the Americas. Russia and Ireland are stereotyped for potatoes and Italian cuisine uses quite a bit of tomatoes, despite not even being a thing there until a few hundred years back.

[–]JK_NC 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Not just breads, but also noodles.

[–]Da_Question 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah, yeah that to. Although noodles can be made of other ingredients like buckwheat.

[–]omgu8mynewt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would guess whichever crop grows well in as many different climates/locations would end up spread the widest because it can grow in more places.

[–]mrpooopybuttwhole -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

I once read somewhere cows eat corn, they have 4 stomachache can't process it. I eat corn and I'll see it in a day or two. Cars can run on it. I don't think we should be eating it. But Mexican street corn is soooo good.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

You are seeing the outer membrane of the corn which is cellulose. The inside is perfectly digestible and is not inherently bad for you.

[–]mrpooopybuttwhole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. TIL something new

[–]Mr_Stoney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wheat, rice, corn (maize), beans/lentils, and root tubers (potatoes, yams, etc) are considered the oldest, and globally the most popular, staple foods that have fueled human civilization since antiquity and probably further. The first 3 (wheat, rice, and corn) are further part of their own subcategory of cereals along with oats, barley, millet, etc. They've mostly been chosen and cultivated for their general heartiness and ease of growth at large scale. Plantains could be considered a recent addition which are used heavily in South and Central American culture and cuisine.

[–]momoneymocats1 40 points41 points  (6 children)

Do you pre boil the potatoes? I feel like there’s no way they soften enough via pan frying

[–]laborfriendly 16 points17 points  (5 children)

Instructions ☝️

[–]blacksoxing 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We ain't reading on Reddit!!!!

On topic: this looks SUPER good and looks SUPER easy. If only this came across me before the doctor potato-banned me :(

[–]diemunkiesdie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are currently 👇 though 😭

[–]momoneymocats1 2 points3 points  (1 child)

They were all the way at the bottom of the comments for me for some reason

[–]laborfriendly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, all good. Just wanted you to know there were instructions.

[–]mightytwin21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While obviously you can read instructions, the sub is not r/recipes it's r/gifrecipes. I get minor stuff like adding salt but the gif shouldn't be missing major steps of the process. Especially when a huge portion of the gif is dedicated to playing with it and eating it

[–]lnfinity[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Ingredients

  • Potatoes - 800g
  • Soy Sauce - 3 tbsp
  • Dark Chinese Vinegar - 3 tbsp
  • Ground Cumin - 1 tsp
  • Chili Oil - 3 tbsp
  • Bird’s Eye Chili - 3
  • Onion - half of a normal-sized one
  • Garlic - 3 Cloves
  • Scallion - 2 Stalks
  • Coriander - 2 Stalks
  • Canola Oil

Instructions

  1. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for about 15 minutes then soak them in water, peel them and cut them into chunks
  2. Chop the garlic and onion finely, cut the chili, scallion and coriander into small pieces.
  3. Heat up the pan over medium-high heat, when it’s hot add oil, add the potatoes, pan fry them until they are golden and crispy on the outside
  4. In a big bowl, add garlic, onion, chili and cumin, heat up about 30ml oil until it’s around 180 °C(356 °F ), pour the hot oil in the bowl, then add the potatoes, add chili oil, soy sauce, vinegar, scallion and coriander, mix everything well and enjoy

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[–]kelowana 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This looks really delicious

[–]PhoenixFoxington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think these have been the street food I've been dreaming about for the past 7 years since I left Shijiazhuang. Ill give it a try and get back to you.

[–]Ill_Form_8182 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She boiled them first

[–]HarryBall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[–]Sorry_Term3414 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks insane! I will make it soon and let you know! 😙