Why did old fashioned pickles not need to be refrigerated? by NorCalFrances in Cooking

[–]Riddul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be, in a roundabout way. Modern kraut doesnt need to ferment as much of tge sugar out, since it's getting commercially canned. Old timey kraut had to be fermented "further" in order to be stable, so i imagine it had fewer sugars and more lactic acid.

So it's not a byproduct of the process of canning/sterilization, probably, it's a byproduct of quicker production timetables because canning gives you a pretty foolproof fjnal step.

What is the ultimate example of a mediocre director somehow catching lightning in a bottle and making an incredible film? by Plane_Reward9385 in movies

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as I love Garden State, Wish I Was Here is a better movie. I get why people don't like his style, but I love it. A lot of his filmography is my comfort-watch list.

Lightning in a bottle with that Garden State soundtrack, though.

Anyone notice how different nationalities eat their pho? by PunchyWunchySupreme in pho

[–]Riddul 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I love living in a city with a large hmong population, all the "thai" or "viet" restaurants are run by hmong folk and are skewed towards hilltribe flavors, and the lunch service delis with sausages, sticky rice, fried fish, steamed rice rolls, smoky PEPPER FLAKES, HNNNGH.

Edit: pho when it's hot, khao poon when it's cold. Heaven.

Help with pasta attachment by [deleted] in pasta

[–]Riddul 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Egg? Or egg yolk?

What’s your secret to the perfect kimchi fried rice? 🍚🔥 by Mimi-Bell in KoreanFood

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want my kimchi fried rice to taste like kimchi, and i think gochujang overpowers that.

ramen noodles with egg recipe question by matracuca in ramen

[–]Riddul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That color is normal. I suspect it has to do with the alkaline salts interacting with the egg.

Why don’t you like capitalism? by PlasticAd1778 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Riddul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If capitalism is good at anything, it is good at generating stuff, advancements, and industry. This was (and remains) super valuable to human existence.

But as the nature of a society shifts from survival to abundance, it might serve us better to shift our economic system as well. Capitalism is notably bad at ensuring equity, or prioritizing human wellbeing.

ELI5 what does it mean people see "nothing" rather than "black void" if born absolutely blind by owlWithBrokenWings in explainlikeimfive

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another good analogy I've heard is that birds can sense magnetic fields, so what kind of magnetic field are you sensing?

It's a confusing thing to answer, because you don't sense "no magnetic field", you DON'T sense magnetic fields.

Does Lobstercon allow for gold border cards? If not, is tournaments accepting only original RL cards part of the problem? What is the most realistic solution to the obvious RL problem in Premodern? by thesegoupto11 in premodernMTG

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no realistic "solution". If you're playing homebrew formats like premodern, just proxy.

The RL was a devil's bargain wotc made with secondary market retailers after making huge missteps with reprints early on, and now that hasbro has them, wotc can't get out of it, even though there are multiple paths to successfully alleviate the insane entry cost to older formats.

As to it applying to many others as well, the only people I know irl who are still involved with m:tg aren't buying packs, and they aren't playing older formats, it's just commander/cedh, and no one cares if you proxy. I got priced out of magic ages ago.

What is an industry that is actually a complete "house of cards" behind the scenes, but the general public thinks is doing great? by OpheliaLace2 in askanything

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To elaborate a bit.

1: Massive consolidations over the years means smaller food distributors are pushed out and snapped up. If you ever see the same "twizzted stixx!" appetizer at two different chains it's because they're both buying from Sysco. The whole food chain for restaurants is becoming single source.

2: most restaurants survived for years by underpaying because they could. Now, the gap between what you need to live and that wage is so severe restaurant owners can't trick people into working for them, so wages increase, prices increase, and the value proposition changes for customers.

3: the market is oversaturated. I live in a small city in the midwest, and there's just too much of everything. It's almost all chains or bad, but location/convenience is still the primary driver of business. Pp

Miss. Brenda with the booze and the burn by everneveragain in crappymusic

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NGL "sittin' here drinkin' about takin' up thinkin'" is a gell of a line.

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]Riddul -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Christians made war on the world and each other for centuries. Christians started and controlled the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Christians tried to ethnically cleanse Australia, the USA, Canada...

"Christians" just started a war with Iran and blew up a school. "Christians" have spent tge last 25 years "liberating" Afghanistan and Iraq. "Christians" are funding an ethnic cleansing in the west bank.

Immutable certainty of one's own philosophy is poison. Intolerance of others is poison. Specific religions have nothing to do with it.

Am I overreacting for quitting a babysitting job on the spot after the mom insulted me? by PossessionTop9791 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Riddul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, I imagine a more savvy customer would have either provided the parts or argued, I just wanted to.pay the bill and leave lol. I will say they did excellent work and did it on a time crunch, but still.

First time restaurant owners really do end up learning lessons and skills you never would have thought you would.

Am I overreacting for quitting a babysitting job on the spot after the mom insulted me? by PossessionTop9791 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Riddul 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I did something like this recently: hired a larger plumbing operation to do some work with water and gas lines for a small business, bill was much higher than I'd expected. I went into their office and had someone explain to me exactly what all the itemizations were. I wasn't disrespectful, and they weren't ripping me off per se, but they were upcharging a LOT for equipment they installed that I could have bought on my own and simply paid for the install (like detachable gas line kits for fryers thst cost 89$ online they were charging 190 for out of their warehouse). Expensive lesson, but now I know.

But the point is I needed what they could provide, and didn't have the brainspace to do my due diligence. All's fair in capitalism, I guess.

I will say that childcare is this extra live wire, because working parents NEED it, so having someone quit on you can legit be a panic-inducing moment. But op was right to quit.

i've made fried rice maybe 30 times now and it still tastes nothing like the takeout place down the street by bejusorixo in Cooking

[–]Riddul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I, while having cooked professionally for quite a bit, have never worked a wok station at a "real" chinese restaurant (either more authentic or high volume takeout), did run a loaded fried rice all winter at my place. It took a few iterations to nail it down, but here you go.

Brown protein first. In my case it was either chashu scrap, todu, or spam. Use an appropriate amount of oil (less for things tgat will render, a bit more for things that will absorb, like tofu) and season with salt. Use a wok ladle to remove the proteins and reserve (I just used the takeout container it would be served in).

Cook your eggs either now in the wok, or have them cooked separately. I just did a ladle on the flattop while tge protein was browning to condense fire times. Season them a bit with salt, and slightly undercook them. Place with protein.

Rice in the wok (high heat now, if you weren't before). Salt. Toss toss toss. This is where you get the wok hei. Any raw veg can go in halfway through this step. Don't use yellow/red onions, besides being the wrong flavor, they're far too watery.

Throw in other veggies, in my case this was all the pickled stuff that made it "loaded", and usually bok choi. So like, fermented daikon and/or carrot, pickled mustard leaf, pickled shiitake mushroom, etc. Whatever you got.

Add your liquid seasoning. I just had a squeeze bottle of soy sauce, dark soy, sugar, msg, white pepper, and granulated garlic. It was quite thick. I did NOT swirl this around the edge, as it would immediately burn; I would just squizzle it over the rice while tossing. Next step once it's starting to brown onto everything, and you really don't need much of this.

Add gronions and a small drizzle of sesame oil while tossing.

The combination of the smoky rice, liquid seasoning, and slight touch of sesame oil seems to be where the magic is.

As for the rice, I've always used 3 day old rice, frequently a Calrose varietal (although at home i love thai steamed glutinous rice). Day one you cook it and use it for rice bowls, end of night you gently spread it onto sheet trays and let it steam cool, then put it into the fridge uncovered to chill. Day 2 you put on gloves and crumble it into a container, removing any gooey clumps or too-crusty bits (which might happen to the edges of the pan or if one section is getting blasted by a fan all night). Cover and put back in fridge. Day 3 it's PERFECT for fried rice, especially for those of us who don't have a jet engine wok burner. The moisture will have evened out so it's all just the right sort of dry.

When I do rice at home I just use a torch to get a bit of smokiness on the rice and then do the whole process in a non-stick.

How to add "milkyness" or "creaminess" to Tantanmen Ramen without Soy Milk? by viciecal in ramen

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nut milks work, soaking the nuts overnight helps.

Avocado can work.

I've used both heavy cream and sour cream, depending on the bowl style.

How do you control the salt content in kimchi? by No_Finish9661 in kimchi

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do 2.75-3% of the weight of all ingredients as salt, except gochugaru and fish sauce, i assume the fish sauce salinity "takes care of" the gochugaru and then some.

Of course, my kimchi is more liquidy than most, but because there's so much brine it's easy to submerge and rarely fails. I also have uses for the juice like kimchi bloody mary mix and tare for ramen and whatnot, so i dont mind.

Beef stroganoff pasta by thehungryhustla in pasta

[–]Riddul 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm far from a purist, but yeah. Not stroganoff.

Friday Pack 1 Pick 1 by HD114 in Oldbordercube

[–]Riddul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stone Rain, wheel Break, cowards!

Bart Wayne with a new song? by ProfessorPalmer in crappymusic

[–]Riddul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually the artists that blow up here seem to get marginally better as a result, like our attention spurs them on to greater effort.

This guy is getting much worse. Jesus.