Our Obsession With Fried Rice
In a world where we are spoiled for choice, nothing beats the comfort of familiarity. When it comes to food, Indians have always been adventurous, exploring various cuisines and making their own versions of it. One such food is fried rice. The Indianised version of fried rice has evolved into a household favourite across the diverse states of the country, each region infusing its own unique variations that cater to distinct palates.
Prepping up a flavourful, wholesome meal in no time makes fried rice the most loved food. With the usage of canned vegetables becoming popular, the time to cook this dish gets reduced even further. As rice is a staple, we Indians have the habit of refrigerating leftover rice and repurposing it as and when needed. The only other requirement is a variety of sauces which have already become an integral part of our pantry.
Green chilli sauce and soya sauce give fried rice its unique flavour. There is no doubt that any imbalance in the proportion of sauces can make or break this dish. This attention to detail contributes to the diverse taste of fried rice and noodles across different restaurants. Personalizing with the addition of one’s favourite vegetables, egg, meat or sauces makes fried rice more versatile. For those who like it bland, sauces can be skipped or the quantities be reduced. Spice lovers can add schezwan or red chilli sauce to give it a fiery twist.
There is no hard and fast rule for a fool-proof fried rice recipe. Most commonly, sesame oil is used and all the ingredients are stir-fried in an iron wok on high heat. This practice is known to have originated in China during times when the availability of cooking fuel was limited, and people had to use their resources wisely. The main part of cooking fried rice involves preparing the ingredients. As this can be done beforehand, a hearty, wholesome meal can be cooked quickly.
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Ah yes, my favorite way to prepare a crop native to the Americas: "Italian style"
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Foods/drinks I can't consume anymore because I associate them with poverty and even even though I'm still in poverty I'm in slightly less poverty now, so eating or even being near them gives me horrible flashbacks of almost starving to death, or worse:
1) Canned meat(think spam, Vienna sausage, etc)
2) Powder milk(we didn't have it often, but it was the only type of milk we did have)
3) Any vegetable not from a can(this one is different, I'm just used to canned vegetables so everything else tastes wrong and I get paranoid(literally paranoid) it's rotten or something)
4) Hot chocolate made with water(again, didn’t have it often, but just the few times was enough to put me off)
5) Anything greasy(my stomach just can't handle it after so long of not really having anything cooked, let alone fried)
6) Anything with a lot of butter(I used to get so hungry I'd eat full sticks of it because I knew it was the only thing I could eat as much as I wanted of without taking food from my family)
7) American cheese(when I was a toddler me and one of my sisters slept on a mattress on the floor together and whenever our parents could afford American cheese we would hide some under the mattress to eat at night so we weren't weak for school the next day(also we have free lunch and breakfast at school where I live but it's useless to me because I'm allergic to a major ingredient in like 99% of it))
8) Rice(it was in every food box we got from the food bank)
9) Zebra gum(it was the cheapest candy anywhere near me sold, so on the rare occasion we got candy, it was that)
10) Ramen noodles(before it got Bad, but was still worse than it is now, I had plain chicken flavored Ramen noodles EVERY DAY)
There's more than that, but I'm tired so I'm gonna end this here.
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The additive used in canned vegetables that acts as a humectant is a calcium compound. This retains moisture and increases firmness. Probably why I prefer the canned kidney beans that have calcium chloride in them.
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Dungeon Meshi made me, a lifelong non-eater of breakfast, into someone who eats breakfast every day.
I’m not sure what category of film rec that counts as, but it definitely counts as one.
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