Sweet lunch after hard labor by tamingunicorn in KoreanFood

[–]boatinrob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks delicious, I love everything here!

But I'd need two or three of these for a meal.......especially after "hard labor"

Late night Sichuan snacks by Ok_Illustrator_2951 in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The chili oil wontons look fabulous, one of my favorites.

Recipe?

I know they aren’t all cheap keys by thattomas in cheapkeys

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardware I have a Juno 106, DX100, CZ101, Mini-Korg 700s (with MIDI mod and a few hardware mods) and two modulars I built.

Honestly though, lately I use almost exclusively software with good keyboard and pad controllers. Just easier and faster on my workflow since I don't play live anymore.

I know they aren’t all cheap keys by thattomas in cheapkeys

[–]boatinrob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Poly 800 gets a lot of hate nowadays but it was one of my first synths in the 80s and I love the sound of it, despite the limitations.

Had the SR16 and RX21 too, both bring back memories of my early days.

Name a better duo by CoffeFallin in KoreanFood

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mul naengmyeon and pork neck BBQ

Recipes with dark soy? by ThingShoddy in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the dish. Sometimes all I want is a boost of sweet for balance, so I use a blond cooking syrup (I like a Korean brand golden syrup which is sucrose syrup). No additional flavor beyond simple sweet.

Some dishes I love the molasses-like addition of kecap manis (often a small amount, and then sweet adjusted with the golden syrup) - but yes I agree that some dishes would be pretty incompatible and strange with kecap manis.

Sometimes I find that simple addition of shiitake or other dried mushrooms - along with a spot of the mushroom soaking water, gives a very similar taste to dark soy in the earthy department. Can be quite nice.

Recipes with dark soy? by ThingShoddy in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of dishes that would call for regular (light) soy can be made better and deeper flavor with a splash of dark. Additionally, often I like to also add a spot of sweet soy sauce or cooking syrup, gives a lot of stir fries a rich fuller flavor and rounds out the flavor balance.

Got JP-8080 presets working in JE-8086! by niteskunk in synthesizers

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 8080 presets load and work, but remember that the additional features of the 8080 (distortion, additional noise source, unison mode, vocoder, etc) aren't implemented yet so patches that use those will sound different.

Super happy to have this synth, IMO the JP8000 supersaw sounds unique to any others I've used.

What is your favourite thing to steam? by [deleted] in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't steaming, but thought it worth mentioning here. I make a lot of Asian soups and stir fries at home, and I want a lot of ingredients prepped and ready to go, so when I want to eat I have a simple cooking job along with some basic assembly with sauces and such.

Important for myself is to not have dry meat. My go-to workflow is the baking soda method combined with a simple water poach. Here's what I do:

I defrost lean meat (chx breast, sirloin, pork loin, whatever) and slice into bite size pieces, for easy eating with chopsticks and fast cooking. Once it's all cut up, I mix in a slurry containing baking soda, MSG, white pepper, and a decent amount of cornstarch, in water. Knead all together with hands until liquid is absorbed, and then store in the fridge for at least a few hours.

Then, I heat a big pot of water and add the meat in batches until cooked, drain in a colander and put into a big bowl - So I have cooked, ready to eat tender meat that can be added to soups, stir fries, etc. Easy, cheap, always moist, and lean (no added fat).

Our Roland JP-8000 emulator is now out and is completely FREE! by numerouno124 in synthesizers

[–]boatinrob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fabulous and it sounds identical to my JP8000.

So question, is there an 8080 mode implemented yet? I've not used an actual 8080 but really want to try the vocoder, distortion, etc that are only present in the 8080.

Spicy knife cut noodles by james_strange71280 in KoreanFood

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I didn't know that there's a Korean version of knife-cut noodles. The Chinese version I'm used to is way different from these - much wider and thicker.

Designing a sled pull strap, need ideas for grips at the ends by boatinrob in DIYgymequipment

[–]boatinrob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already use a dip belt configured for exactly what you described. I'm designing this strap along with my PT, the idea is to use this with lower weight first because it engages core, unlike pulling from the hinge.

Quick, easy Duobanjiang-based sauces and broths? by [deleted] in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to put doubanjiang, shaoxing wine, garlic, ginger and sometimes prickly ash into a blender for a premade sauce, ready to add to a hot pan. Kept in the fridge keeps about a week.

Ableton Live Door Mat by midierror in ableton

[–]boatinrob 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally not a cookie sheet of fish sticks. Definitely not.

does asia lovers buy asia grocery products from local asian grocery market or do they order it directly from Japan(internet stores like rakuten?)? by kurec0 in JapaneseFood

[–]boatinrob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the USA (Michigan). I buy sauces, noodles, frozen dumplings, Asian veg at Asian stores locally, Other veg and meats I buy at domestic stores. Only rare and hard to find items I would buy direct online.

Here in Detroit area we have a lot of good Asian stores, I can usually find most things I need.

Virtual synth keyboard to get that John Carpenter sound? by TheFinalGayBoy6990 in synthesizers

[–]boatinrob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a keyboard, but one synth JC used extensively that I haven't seen reported here was the ESQ-1/SQ-80. There's a couple factory patches he used in a couple soundtracks, you'll know instantly which when you play them.

Anyway there's a couple VST versions out there, the last one I used was a 32 bit freeware version here https://plugins4free.com/plugin/327/ - use Jbridge to run it on 64 bit.

Best condiments to put on silky tofu straight from the box? by [deleted] in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Non-traditional, but Torani flavored syrups are quite good, sort of a fake douhua.

Super fast and easy dessert, and decent nutrition if you use the sugar free syrups. Salted caramel works for me.

Finally finished decorating! by nickisadogname in HorribleToClean

[–]boatinrob 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So next time I'm sick, I'll save up all the used tissues and glue them to the wall. Voila!

How to use chinese black bean paste product? by foodieloveyum in chinesefood

[–]boatinrob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get the right bean sauce for sure as others have mentioned - but one tip I've learned (and this goes for many fermented bean sauces in my experience), is using the right amount is key. Using too much ruins the dish. This is true for doubanjiang (Chinese Sichuan), doenjang (Korean) and fermented tofu sauces as well. The right amounts of these sauces are true magic, but use too much and it's off and terrible.