/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>20041502
Because industries are stupid and run by old boomers who still use fax machines.
It's nice there are so many options on the market now though. I recommend monkfruit.
It was illegal to put stevia in food until 10-15 years ago in the US, even though it was common in other countries.
But discussion of artificial sweeteners tends to be stupid and pointless because people lump them all in together even though they are made of totally different chemicals and taste different from each other.
Another good sweetener on the rise is allulose. Has a nice authentic sugary texture and flavor, good for baking.
Others I've tried:
- Erythritol: Weird cooling taste almost like mint, causes thirst, diarhea, other than that tastes good, not bitter.
- Xylitol: Like Erythitol but with more calories and glycemic impact
- Sucralose: One of my favorites, I like the artificial taste somehow. But it seems like a toxic artificial chemical.
- Aspartame: I like the taste but you can't cook with it, and one of the most likely to be toxic.
- monkfruit: I have a bottle of "Monkdrops", I could drink it straight from the bottle, it tastes like honey.
- Stevia: tastes bitter and terrible, but it pairs well with tea which is already naturally bitter. If you get the actual herb and not an extract it tastes better.
- saccharin: Old fashioned artificial sweetener that comes in the pink packets, tastes bitter and awful, I do not recommend.

>>19671132
Saigon cinnamon is best. Tastes like cinnamon candy.

>>19404749
who tf cares. Semantics. It should work to pour boiling water over it and cover. "hot" water is subjective.
I like mines al dente. Usually what I do is put the noodles in the water while it's heating up. It seems the most time-efficient. Just as the water starts boiling it finishes and then I throw out most of the water then add the flavor packet so it is extra flavory.

>>18714748
Buy canned oranges, problem solved.

DAE into tea?
I like the rich smoky teas that kind of remind me of coffee like kukicha. Any suggestions?
I tried pu'erh but I don't like it too much although admittedly it was low-quality stuff from the supermarket.
Rooibos isn't "real" tea but thats another one I like.