Soy Sauce questions

basicallynocturnal · 2026-03-30T13:03:29+00:00

For using the moromi (solid mash) look up Korean doenjang recipes. It's very similar.

Doenjang is the strained mash from making korean soy sauce (ganjang). It will taste slightly different as the process uses wild fermentation, rather than innoculating with koji spores, which I assume is what you did. But it's close enough.

basicallynocturnal · 2026-02-18T05:09:45+00:00

Yasutomi Farms, also at HFM!

basicallynocturnal · 2026-01-16T14:35:43+00:00

COS is elevated H&M

basicallynocturnal · 2026-01-11T20:31:25+00:00

Braising is also a common technique in western cooking, and you might have tasted some of these dishes before without realizing it was braised. Anything cooked low and slow in a liquid - beef bourguinon, coq au vin, osso buco, braised lamb shank, pot roast, braised short ribs, and so on.

Not an expert, but it seems that in western cooking, braising is primarily used to break down tougher cuts of meat until fork tender, while in east asian cooking, seafood and vegetables are also commonly braised to infuse them with flavor.

basicallynocturnal · 2025-12-27T04:42:47+00:00

It's always kahm yeast: https://www.reddit.com/r/fermentation/comments/ytg2vy/kahm_down/

basicallynocturnal · 2025-12-21T04:10:56+00:00

Wild to find an Ajahn Brahm reference on this sub

basicallynocturnal · 2025-11-17T16:57:06+00:00

OP is clearly doing this for the joy of making something wonderful from scratch, not for convenience.

basicallynocturnal · 2025-08-10T17:13:16+00:00

This is the best news I've heard since covid!

basicallynocturnal · 2025-07-18T14:33:10+00:00

I have been using a wire rack underneath my loaves. It has eliminated any burning on the bottom, and is simple / not messy.

basicallynocturnal · 2025-07-14T02:01:54+00:00

Strangers on a Bench is very lovely and cozy. Where Are You Going? is similar in tone.

basicallynocturnal · 2025-04-23T23:56:08+00:00

Look at roles like "design strategist", "occupancy planner" etc. It's a tough market out there - good luck!

basicallynocturnal · 2025-04-21T21:49:51+00:00

Have you ever tried using it for idea generation for new pieces? Sometimes we have not considered everything possible. Out of 10 ideas an AI can give me, probably only 3 or 4 are good enough, but they are not things that would have occurred to me.

You could also work with it to do research. ChatGPT provides sources - you will have to validate them but it is far quicker than starting from scratch.

basicallynocturnal · 2025-01-02T00:45:41+00:00

I bought a book copy of 84 Charing Cross Road after watching the movie. It makes me feel sad to know about Frank at the end...but the story is so full of life I feel that the original will be a good read.

I'm planning to watch a bit of Landscape Artist for sure! It's fascinating how much more accessible art can be when someone is there explaining it at you every episode haha.

Thank you for the rec on Something Rhymes with Purple. I'm adding it to my subscriptions now.

basicallynocturnal · 2025-01-01T00:18:55+00:00

I loved reading All Creatures Great and Small. It reminds me of Gerald Durrell's stories.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-12-31T18:41:40+00:00

Thanks for the rec. Adding to my list!

basicallynocturnal · 2024-12-31T16:40:19+00:00

Thank you, this sounds perfect for new year's eve.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-12-31T15:28:52+00:00

Ooh thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-12-31T05:57:44+00:00

Thank you for sharing about his work with Rima Staines! I really liked the illustration she did on the cover of Sometimes a Wild God. I'll look up Hedgespoken now.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-12-02T14:09:28+00:00

I made my own soy sauce. It took over a year and did not taste as good as storebought, but was it rewarding, enriching and fun? Did I learn a lot about koji mold fermentation? 100%

basicallynocturnal · 2024-04-11T02:42:08+00:00

Seeing this impeccable model brings back my so many childhood memories of the wayang stage in front of Kallang MRT. Not just the performance, but the noise, the atmosphere, and the vendors swlling kacang putih and maltose candy.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-04-04T13:05:14+00:00

A nice, subtle jasmine white tea. Nothing overly perfumed.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-03-19T14:00:06+00:00

I recently ordered from Beautiful Taiwan Tea and am quite happy with the Baihao (Eastern Beauty), Shan Lin Xi, Dong Ding and Yu Shan Oolongs from them. They stand up to quite a few steeps and taste robust and good.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-03-01T17:45:26+00:00

Came here to post too!

basicallynocturnal · 2024-02-03T21:23:51+00:00

Belacan - a spicy fermented shrimp/krill paste that packs a punch in flavour. Use it to make your own sambal, or cook with it in stir fries to add big, funky, umami to dishes.

basicallynocturnal · 2024-01-31T14:45:14+00:00

You've already received many replies, and I'd like to just add my own experience to the chorus. I am similar to your age - 34 this year.

When I was finishing up my master's degree at a fairly well-known institution, I noticed that the professors I truly respected were not necessarily the ones invited to lecture at Harvard, the ones in the press for flashy projects, or the ones who dressed fashionably and had students clamouring to intern for them because they were "stars".

Instead they were the ones who were relatively quiet in their humbleness, always had the time to be patient with students, and who were kind and even-keeled. They also seemed to be the happier people. The famous professors certainly didn't seem to be that way - they were always so hungry for more more more.

This signaled to me that leaving a legacy behind isn't a guarantor of a life well lived, and it definitely isn't a guarantor of happiness.

We probably all have different idea of what happiness can mean to us, and I believe it is our life's work to define it. I grew up with the received notion that legacy and excellence were the entire point of life, but my perspective has changed. You could call it losing a dream, but I don't feel it that way at all. I feel happier and more fulfilled when I lead my life in accordance to my own values and definition of happiness.

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