/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>12864652
>any hipster "artisanal" gastropub garbage. It's all the same "foodie" memes circulating around with a 3 year lag-time because the public only heard about this basic ingredient yesterday, all with tryhard "quirky" decor, hoping that you'll pay $30 for a 4 oz steak that was seared au jus in 10 minutes
I'm sorry that you grew up poor and continue to be poor.

>seared au jus

>>12864652
>overrated
most modern cocktails. yeah, i get it, you used fifteen ingredients, half of which nobody's ever heard of, and garnished with a japanese pickled radish or a dessicated hibiscus or whatever...still not as good as most 2 or 3 ingredient drinks

>underrated
charcuterie. i know its popular for instagram pics but a good combination of cheese, meat, fruit/veg and all that can be amazing. sometimes i'll make something like that instead of cooking dinner and just snack on it all day

>perfectly rated
dim sum. it's delicious and there's lots to choose from and everyone knows it.

>overrated
ur favorite food
>underrated
my favorite food
>perfectly rated
mcchicken

>Overrated
Japanese
>Underrated
Mexican seafood. Especially from Baja and Sinaloa region
>Perfectly rated
Italian

>overrated
fried rice. it's just a good but not worth going out of your way for, vehicle for leftovers, which whiteoid cooklets obsess over in a similar vein to babbys first searing steak.

>underrated
chaat, like dahi puri, crisp shell, potato, chickpea, onions and spices filling, green chilli chutney, tamarind chutney, yogourt and herbs. most people think indian food is only heavy meat curries, and would never dream of buying a vegetarian indian not curry light meal

>perfectly rated
pizza. the garbage tier trash versions ARE tasty when you're drunk or it's free and the top tier gourmet versions ARE worth all the hype and reverence

>overrated
trendy instagrammable brunch spots. i fucking hate this bullshit and i have friends who absolutely insist on going. they never have any decent breakfast food i'd actually want from a diner, for example, and instead have a bunch of bullshit like avocado toast and gimmicky fusion shit. mimosas are also a stupid cocktail that's too sweet and tart and not stiff enough

>underrated
chinese hand pulled noodles. i don't see *that* much discussion of this considering how fucking dank they are. and it hasn't really become a trend with tons of places popping up / fusion places that make it more accessible/westernized so i'm going with underrated.

>perfecty rated
la croix. a complete meme but i drink so many of them. so refreshing. my favorite flavor is coconut.

>>12864652
korean food is great and all the thing is i get diarrhea literally 100% of the time i eat it

>>12864753
>charcuterie
+1

>>12864772
>Japanese
idk anon jap food is really good. hard disagree. what specifically do you feel is overrated? sushi?

>>12864652
>seared au jus
Clueless.
Retard.

>>12864652
>gastropub
so the concept is that high quality contemporary cuisine shouldn't be tied to a stuffy atmostphere and you should be able to eat well without being intimidated or not feeling comfy. Whether the food is actually good or the enviroment is actually comfy is another thing but i think it's a good inherent concept. As for it being overpriced, that's just what it costs to do things well, or atleast try to.

I think really what you're saying is that it's actually not cool or authentic enough, and that's just you being a filthy hipster.

>>12864849
nice blog post brOwnie

>>12864849
>most people think indian food is only heavy meat curries, and would never dream of buying a vegetarian indian not curry light meal
Any relatively easy indian recipes you'd recommend to make at home? I'm intrigued. My gf is veg and we like to cook together sometimes.

>>12864759
pretty much this

>>12864652
>Korean food

>kimchi
>kimchi
>kimchi
>kimchi
>kimchi
>doejaeng
>kimchi
>doejaeng

its boring desu, the only good korean food is korean BBQ the rest like bimbimbap is okay at best

>>12864759
/thread

>>12864900
Soba and sushi definitely

>>12864966
Aloo gobi.

>>12864966
iunno sorry. i don't cook a lot of it, or really any of the more delicate stuff, most of what i do is just curries or breads or grilled meats. Paratha is pretty good? try that maybe. It's like spring onion pancakes or puff pastry where you layer the dough and fold fat (ghee) into it. Not really a dish but variations on raita is great and i do that often to have on the side (yogourt with mint, ginger, chillis, garlic and spices in it)

highly recommend you try find a place that does dahi puri though and try it. I don't think it would be easy to do at home, as the shells are fried, but you could give it a go.

>>12864900
>. what specifically do you feel is overrated?

things like katsudon and omurice, they arent that tasty (so-so comfort food tier)

>>12864993
I don't think Soba is overrated, I'd put it in perfectly rated until every hipster popup is selling it like they did with bibimbap

>overrated
Indian. I say this in reference to Indian food abroad not the stuff in the actual country
>underrated
Spanish definitely
>perfectly
British. It's reputation is that it sucks and it does

>>12865003
Anon they are buckwheat noodles not the second coming of Jesus Morimoto would have you believe

>>12865002
forgot image

>>12865005
I don't care what Morimoto thinks, they're not a popular item or fad so they're not overrated.
they're also not the best food ever conceived by mankind.
they're adequately rated.

>>12865004
Indian food abroad is actually better than Indian food in India. Indian ingredients are such poor quality their food is better everywhere else

>>12865002
>>12865006
I agree about omurice, but donburi are all pretty tasty, quick to eat, filling and deserve their popularity
I'd put all donburi as adequately rated, except katsukare which is overrated

subjective opinion however

>>12865017
Yes they are go to Japan and talk to them about it or did you make this thread for food outside the country?

>>12865035
some donburi is nice, like gyudon..good ones are very good

others like katsudon is a total meh and not the least bit exciting

katsukare is okay if its not too expensive ($8-$13), its not expensive to make and most shops use the sauce cubes anyway

>>12865025
t. hasn't been to india

>>12864981
Idk man, my girlfriend is korean and has been cooking some bretty good homestyle foods and her parents always have good shit. I'm retarded so I dont know dish names off the top of my head but there's plenty of stuff that aren't based around kimchi or doenjang. You just gotta ignore the popularized stuff that heavily incorporates shit like spam, cheese, and ramen packets.

For examples check out maangchi where she lists main dishes, a lot of them are Instagram tier heavy foods like fried chicken cheese pork belly this n that to draw in the crowd but read between the lines. For asian cuisine it's relatively light but still very flavorful.

>American Gastropub
>dude what if we make a cheeseburger but put goat cheese on it lol wouldn’t that be so fancy

>>12865088
>dude what if we make a cheeseburger but put goat cheese on it and bake our own buns and grind our own meat and charge what doing that stuff costs
unironically just based

>>12864981
i don't know a hell of a lot about korean food but the idea of having lots of little dishes of pickles and spicy flavourful things and stuff to eat with rice is a very comfy way to eat.

and i cook sigeumchi-namul a lot, often with watercress or rocket. That technique is great.

minus the dressing its a great way to prep spinach for pizza too.

>>12865088
>>12865096
>fuck it just put goat cheese on a turd and call it high end

>>12865117
well if it sucks then it sucks but any kind of restaurant can suck and it doesn't inherently suck

>>12864675
i grew up upper middle class and still am tyvm

>>12864900
>chinese hand pulled noodles
true, these are very good.

small joint near me makes a lamb gelatin soup with slices of lamb and handmade noodles, 8 dollars a bowl

>>12864920
>As for it being overpriced, that's just what it costs to do things well, or atleast try to.

Most of them cost double the price of an above average Italian or Chinese place.

>>12864900
Korean is one of the less diarrhea-inducing cuisines imo, maybe you're eating too much of the fermented shit?

>>12864772
Sushi is overrated, the rest of Jap cuisine is appropriately or underrated

>>12864849
Indian is definitely underrated

>>12864981
texturelet detected

>>12864652
>Overrated
western pizza, it's all the same on varying degrees of good drunk food to shit. Also, 99% of "great" pizza still just tastes like cheese and grease
>Underrated
Hungarian food
>Perfectly rated
Chinese food, it has such variety from garbage to great and people seem to understand it instead of putting it on a pedestal or denigrating it

>>12864652
>korean food
>cheap
Um excuse me what the fuck

>>12864849
This post is fucking based. Chaat is amazing.

I don't know what's overrated, underrated, or perfectly rated, because I live my life doing the things I enjoy instead of chasing trends and validation.

>>12866342
Ignore him. Coreaboos are delusional "humans" not worth wasting your time with.

>>12866342
I want to stick my tongue down the medial side of her anklesock and lick the underside of her foot in side it. But not in a weird way.

>>12866612
All. Fucking. Footfags. Must. Fucking. Hang.

Overrated: japanese:only so much flacor you can get from soy, mirin and vinegar. Sushi is based but thats it.

french: pretentious, act as if they have a monopoly on the stew


Italian: wow its tomatoes garlic and olive oil.

Underrated: malay best of indian and chinese. Amazing noodles and curries and greasy enpugh to make drunk food.

Perfectly rated: American. Some of it is good (bbq, burgers), some of it is dreadful (all breakfast items).

>>12864997
You write like a woman.

>>12864652
overrated: meat in general, people act like you need it more than oxygen to live
sometimes i want a nice soup or salad or something wihtout meat
underrated: onions dont get enough love for everything they do
perfectly rated: pizza

>>12864652
grow some taste, peasant

>>12864759

>>12864981

>>12865758
>>12864900
Japanese food is overrated. 95% of the dishes consist of the same soy sauce,mirin, sugar and ginger combo

>>12866931

>>12866934
Fug, that looks based af!

>>12866934
>that gluey, gummy rice

jesus why

>>12866971
ancient bushido recipe
stodgy rice give samurai his power

>>12866901
what the fuck

>>12866976
The samurai used Zojirushi for perfectly cooked rice every time.

>>12865737
np :)

>>12866901
Looks fucking good, but it does help me to think of something very fucking overrated, and that's the garnishing of leeks and green onions.... Like, stop it... Sesame seed too...

>>12866625
Cringe autist

>>12866342
>panties around ankle
>panties still on
i'm confused

>>12866625
>Italian: wow its tomatoes garlic and olive oil.
The best things in life tend to be the simplest. Sorry if our food doesn't have a million of canned shit and a lot of sugar and bacon to make you satisfy you, anon.

>>12868337
sorry all your most famous food was stolen from other cultures ie pasta, tomato

>>12868340
>tomato
>Italian

>>12864652
Overrated: Five Guys anything
Underrated: Loco Moco from Hawaii
Perfectly Rated: Pineapple on pizza, it's shit.

>>12864920
Worse. He associates fine dining that isn’t traditional with liberalism and hates that he knows deep down that liberalism is right and conservatism is evil.

Overrated: Chinese American Buffet food
Underrated: Afghan Cuisine

>>12864652
>overrate:
burgers, steaks med-rare, chicken wings
can easily live without another fast food burger, grilled steak, even moreso when talking about chicken wings
should the sna/ck/ers board be any measure nearly all instant noodles are terribly overrated and sickening unhealthy being loaded with salt

>underrated: most savory breads fresh from bakeries. balsamic olive oil dips

>perfectly rated: the board members hold strong knowing italian, mexican, and chinese are the best foods all in all

>>12868340
>stolen

LOL

>>12864652
All Asian food is overrated.

>>12868472
Vegan soyboy detected.

>>12868439
northern chinese food has a lot of muslim influences and often loosely resembles afghan cuisine.

>>12868485
eat a dick faggot
had shark for dinner

>>12868479
>All Asian food is overrated.
is this bait

overrated: sushi, it's just freaking "raw" fish on rice with sauce

underrated: baked goods of all kinds, seems like ovens have gone out of fashion yet they make everything delicious; anything from a casserole to meat pies, all severely underrated

perfectly rated: ramen, it's hyped a lot but there is also loads to experiment with it, a never ending adventure

Overrated : Tex Mex, most of the stuff Mexican food gets criticized for is because of this bastardization

Underrated: Mexican food, because it doesn't get credit for being diverse.

>>12866934
>avocado
Opinion fucking discarded. Literally anything would be better there and actually capitalize on how saucy the beg is.

Like, chunk tuna or pieces of grilled mackerel would be way better and actually go a long way to making that a healthy, balanced meal instead of just a salt/carb bomb.

>>12864652
Overrated: Mexican

Underrated: Korean

Perfectly rated: Italian

>>12864652
>overrated
Starbucks

>underrated
Bread bowls

>perfectly rated
The breakfast burrito

>>12864652
Overrated: steak. I'm not saying it's not good, and I've had many succulent cuts of meat in my life. However the experience leaves a lot to be desired after the meal. You realize you want to eat like this literally forever, but since you're a poorfag who only goes out for steak once in a blue moon you're in for a large amount of disappointment for a few meals after
Underrated: remember that shithole ethnical joint on the corner? Be it a run-down taco shack or Thai restaurant that serves food only on foam or the Cajun place in a deserted strip mall. Fuck the haute cuisine bullshit that's sold on mainstream media. It's these tiny independent restaurants that have given me a substantial appreciation in food that is uncomplicated and flavorful at the same time.
Perfectly rated: Pho, which has been getting more attention lately. It's a working man's meal with enough robustness from the slow-cooked beef bones, charred onions, spices and fish sauce. It all makes a clear broth bursting with the perfect amount of umami. The sliced meats fill you up sufficiently, but not too heavily, and rice noodles fill in the rest of the dish nicely and provide you with energy for the rest of the day. It's great if you try some of the more unusual meats like tripe and tendon.

overrated:
Korean

underrated:
either Turkish or american

perfectly rated:
French

>>12864772
>greasers pretending that pasta in 800 different shapes is high art
>also anyone who makes it any different than they made it in the shithole town you grew up with is wrong
>any variation in recipes is met by faggots acting like you fucked their mothers with a rusty pipe
>perfectly rated

>>12870317
COPE

>>12870319
*creams your carbonara*

>>12864652
>Overrated:
Sushi. Every know-nothing normie thinks it's fancy and sophisticated, but they're the sort of dipshits to eat the pickled ginger along with the sushi pieces and drown it in soy sauce. Cheap places order in frozen fish with ruined texture and flavor. Great way to catch food poisoning or a parasite.

>>12870317
>NOOOO HOW DARE YOU RESPECT THE INGRIDIENTS
>YOU CANT COOK THE FOOD THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. YOU CAN NOT DO THAT
>YOU CRITICIZED MY SHITTY PASTA. YOU FUCKING RACIST

>>12870348
This argument works both ways.

>This argument works both ways.

>>12870347
Agreed. Worst part about this is that since most people only think of sushi when they hear Japanese food they write off everything that's Japanese as overrated.

>>12870493
Come on now Giuseppe. You've gone from having a shitty argument to having no argument. You're too smart to be doing dumb things like this.

>>12864652
>korean food
>underrated
I've never once been to a korean restaurant with a menu item under $20
it's overrated af

>Come on now Giuseppe. You've gone from having a shitty argument to having no argument. You're too smart to be doing dumb things like this.

>>12864675
Yeah no take your hand crafted mac and cheese and unironically shove it up your ass.

>>12865096
None of them do that though. Making "high end">>12865107
gastropub food is like recording works of beethoven with a kazoo.

>Underrated
loco moco - just a delicious MESS
>Perfectly rated
steak
>Overrated
sushi/sashimi

>>12864652
Those foam "cocktails".

Gimmicky shit. Like getting a piña colada in separate component foams that each taste like the ingredients and getting told to mix them together to get the full taste if desired. Its bullshit to drive up prices and feel pretentious for making and/or consuming it. Im not opposed to the technique, but food isnt just the taste of it, and foam one of the least interesting textures out there. Its the new jello shot minus the honesty.

>>12864652
Overrated: Meme coffee drinks. Espresso is delicious, I drink a goddamned quart of coffee every day but nitrobrew cold pressed coffee is nothing special. Just leave it on the counter and plunk some ice cubes into it. Same goes for every coffee fancier than a latte. I get how it's a treat, but at what point do you prefer more milk and sugar than coffee? Same goes for dark roast; it's roasted so much to hide the shitty beans they use and has less caffeine. Nothing wrong with high quality coffee, but nothing you get at Starbucks counts.

Underrated: Frog's legs. Holy fucking shit are they delicious. Right before you bite in you have a thought about how it's the leg of the frog, but it's basically the perfect chicken wing. Smooth buttery texture, you get the contrast of the thigh and calf, fucking delicious, even notaste burger nuggets would love them.

Perfectly rated: Shawarma. Everyone likes it, it's hard to fuck up, and the greasier the restaurant, the better. If you don't like pickles you're in for a bad time, but shit is unironically great.

Mexico
Russia
Germany

>>12865107
seems like u kno the essence of Korean food pretty well. rice and pickles with a soup, and sometimes a fish or meat.

>>12864966
Your gf is veg and you don't eat Indian? Don't you realize they are the gods of avoiding meat consumption? Indian is basically the key to being vegetarian and not hating yourself IMO. Get an Indian vegetarian cookbook as soon as possible.

>>12867736
lol

>>12865002
>katsudon and omurice

Are you spending too much time with anime fags? Kawaii uguu animu girls love their omurice.

>>12870324
Oof.

Japanese people really like greasy food, but it is not known.

>>12864675
Hahaha
It thinks it knows what it's doing.

>>12868263
Presentation matters and alliums taste good, it stops things like this from looking like slop.

>>12869606
What the fuck is it with Americans and not knowing the difference between sashimi and sushi?

>>12864652
Overrated: avocados, I love guacamole and it can be good in a burrito, but holy shit it just became a meme food for white chicks.

Underrated: Minestrone, for a vegetable soup it's pretty damn good and very filling.

Perfectly rated: Corn beef hash, I could eat pounds of that stuff and never get tired of it, plus it's very versatile, and cheap as well. But it's not so we'll loved to make it overrated.

>>12864900
>hating mimosas

You big gay