/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>I have no excess to my kitchen so I couldn't make stock from scratch and was lacking a lot of my usual ingredients.

>Thankfully it was delicious as fuck, and my family loved it. Making this vertical was fun too. Thanks to whoever made that GIMP tutorial!

>Welp, here we go.

>Chili soy beef ramen with a prawn tempura side dish

>I hate ramen and I hate verticals

>>4359051
Anon: Did you use sprouts in place of ramen noodles? It all looks beautiful. Is the meat served raw?

>No, I had ramen noodles as well. See the tied up bundle on the first pic.

>I like my meat as rare as possible, so i was just dipping it into the broth to brown the outside and then eat it. My girlfriend who had the other bowl was stewing it in the broth before she ate it.

>Here's the final pic on its own

>when life gives you ramen, make pizza

>I submit my Ramen Pizza

>There are two kinds of ramen pizza in this world: the kind that just throws ramen on top of a pizza, and the kind that makes the pizza out of the ramen. This is the latter.

>I've made this a few times, and this is the best one yet. The presentation is as good as you can get with such a meal.

>I hope you guys like it, and I hope to see other creative ramen dishes.

>Thanks <3

MOD NOTE: this is the corrected vertical

>Ahhhh I'm not even sure if this is actually a serious round. Missed the other one due to increased work load :(

>I had some pretty tasty fish dishes too ;_;

>Welp, my translation of ramen is literally any type of egg noodle in broth.

>So here it is, a boring ox tail soup with potatoes, carrots and sliced beef. Also egg noodle.

>Forgot to take a shot with all the fried onion pieces, god it was delicious and heart warming.

>>4359059
>timestoop

>Sriracha Pork Udon

>I didn't take pictures during the cooking process, so here is my shitty vertical

>>4359065
>Here is just the soup

>First time entering Be gentile.

>Miso Chicken with Pork dumplings in chicken broth and green tea noodles.

>How was my first attempt at ramen?

>>4359075
>bigger

>Hello, Frenchfag here with my entry for this round.

>BEFORE YOU LOOK AT THE VERTICAL, read this:
I'd like to thanks hearts, dogsforfinner and everyone else involved for making me lose my mind, I pondered long and hard for a few days and could only reach one conclusion: FOCK ramen. That's right, fuck it, I tried recipes and got terrible results multiple times, and wasted a fuck lot, so yeah I'm a bit more frustrated than usual and will be for a few more days and I will probably hate ramen for the rest of my life.

>You can now proceed to read the vertical, if you're easily offended (understand: a faggot) by the word fuck, well I don't give a damn.

MOD NOTE: this is the corrected vertical

>>4359078
>And here's a bigger photo of the damn thing.

one of two verticals

>>4359088
>two of two verticals

>>4359092
>time stamp, thing

>>4359096
>Here today we have "where's the ramen": It is pseudo ramen lightly fried chicken with herbs also a dusting of the infamous packet instead of salt and hidden ramen wrapped panko crusted crab cakes with three dipping sauces (soy, ginger, sake; garlic, lemon butter and some diced homemade hot pickled vegetables and really hot peppers) accompanied by a bowl of ramen looking tofu (shirataki) to keep you asking where is the ramen?

>k enjoy

>>4359101
>here is a close up of the dipping sauces

>1 soy giner sake

>2 homemade peppers (bird, habanero, jalapeno, carrots, celery, onions, cauliflower, some spices, vinagar and olive oil, S+P)

>3. garlic, butter, lemon and zest

>>4359105
>here is a close up of just the food

>>4359106

>Okay, here's my entry, crawfish ramen.
>worthy of moving on? probably not; delicious? fuck yeah

>>4359111
>heres finished product

>My first ever entry to /ck/. I didn't include a specific identifier but I am happy to use my organic soba noodle package in the rest of my entries if it comes to that. Let me know if that is allowed. I almost forgot to take a time stamped picture as well, but you can see all of my leftover food in the background of my empty plate.

>Dish name: Terriyaki Sea Bream, glazed peaches parsnip and chili slaw on bed of soba noodles, with minted palm sugar lemonade.

>inb4 worst vertical ever

MOD NOTE: this is the corrected vertical; let us know if you'd like to go by something other than organic noodle guy.

>so it is time to post my ramen. Nothing fancy, simple and tasty.

>Vertical to follow

>>4359120
>vertical

>(un)fortunately I have had a broth in my freezer, so no guide on that part

>I decided to keep things simple this round.

>Well, better late then never.

>I think the vertical has all the steps. Ask if something is unclear or if I missed anything.

>And for the record, I had forgotten how much I hate those noodles.

>>4359134
Anon: So, based on your vertical, it seems as though you poured the broth onto the raw noodles while it was, at most, at a simmer.

Were the noodles actually cooked? Unless the broth was boiling I have a difficult time understanding how they could have been.

>Oops, forgot to write that I brought the broth to a roiling boil before pouring it.

>Attached is an other picture of the final dish.

Anon: Looks good! Out of curiosity, where did you find the elk meat?

>Local product, sold at the grocery store where I am.
>http://www.lamaisondugibier.com/

>Here's my submission of a more traditional chinese style ramen and dumplings dish. My vertical skills SUCK.

>Also, I had to scale the vert WAY down to make it fit, so if the quality blows here's the link to the full 6MB version: https://goput.it/cvy.png

>>4359144
>Oh and here's a closeup of just the dish.

>that thing between the dumplings is actually a tulip made out of onion.

>Here we go, /ck/! My entry for round 3, Ramen Insanity.
>AKA TONKOTSU RAMEN WITH MAYU (spicy Tonkotsu Ramen with Black Garlic Oil)
>To give you some background info, I decided to make my favorite ramen from scratch, to try and duplicate the kind I get when I go to my local ramen house. I've never, ever made ramen from scratch before, so it was sort of a personal challenge for myself to see if I could do it. I didn't make the noodles themselves from scratch, because not only do I not have a pasta roller, or enough counter space to do it by hand, but my local asian market sells fresh ramen noodles, so I used those. Everything else was made from scratch by little old me. We already ate it, and the family said it was "freakin' awesome". I was pleased. The amounts shown fed three people, with leftovers.
>Massive verticals to follow.

>>4359152
>With Timestamp!

>>4359156
>Tonkotsu broth, part 1
>The broth was intense, so the vertical is a two-parter.

>>4359161
>Tonkotsu broth, part 2

>>4359167
>Chashu Pork Vertical!

>>4359174
>Tare (seasoning sauce) Vertical!

>>4359176
>Mayu Vertical!
(Black Garlic Oil)

>>4359183
>Ajitsuke Tamago Vertical
>(Marinated Soft Boiled Eggs)

>>4359186
>Ingredient Vertical, so you can see them together beforehand.

>>4359188
>Aaaaand, a more close-up pic for your examination, and possible enjoyment!

>Preview!
>Working on the vertical now.
>Dat meat.

>>4359192
>Here is my entry, a Shanghai style beef ramen with short ribs. Came out delicious. The broth was tasty and the meat was tender and succulent.
>ITADAKIMASU

>>4359196
>Here is the vertical.

>in other news, I had never tried Hitachino Nest beer before, but its an excellent beer that is flavorful and refreshing without being to heavy.

>>4359198
>Stupid resolution limit.
>Came out a little bit more... brown than I had anticipated, but the smell. OH MY GOD YOU GUYS THE SMELL.

>More detailed image is to follow

>>4359205

>Round 3 Submission.

>>4359211
>Here is a closeup.

>>4359216
Anon: your vertical is clearly made for people with a large screen... And without having to open it up in whatever-other.exe, it is pretty difficult to read the text, let alone view the images.

>Hadn't really considered the monitor size problem. I prefer to keep my verticals in one image, on the off chance that they get posted somewhere else. Most people won't bother posting an infographic if they have to do it in three stages.

>But, for anyone who cares, I made a version for small monitors with high resolution.

>Part 1

>>4359220
>Part 2

>>4359225
>Part 3

>Cold tomato consommé with basil jelly noodles, mozzerella narutomaki and crispy apple sticks.

>>4359236
>P.S. The apple sticks were supposed to be like those crispy onions you get on top of ramen sometimes. It needed a bit of texture. Also it's supposed to be more of a summery starter than a main dish - the poxy portion is deliberate.

>This is my pulled pork ramen in a smoked pork consumme. I've been in the ER all weekend but I'll try and make/post a vertical before midnight

>>4359241
>A shot of the meat in the smoker, I used ~60% Oak, 20% pecan (pronounced pu-kon) and 20% mullberry wood

>>4359244
>a shot of the raft

>>4359246
>and a shot of the rub, I use salt, fine ground pepper, course ground pepper, chili powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, a touch of fresh nutmeg, a bit of coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, minced garlic, and a little brown sugar. In the stock, in addition to mirepoix, I added fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and some red chili flake

>>4359250
>close up of the ramen, check out that bark

>oh and if you don't know the bark is the heavily seasoned outer part of BBQ

>Cutting it fine this week!

>Easter Ramen

>>4359259
>Sorry for bad quality. Camera has died so resorted to cell phone.

>>4359265

>>4359269

What, entries ended on Sunday now instead of Thursday? I didn't have time to participate in the previous round (because a trip to the fresh fish market is long), but I got totally hyped up when I saw theme Ramen on the blog, which is something I cook often... I didn't notice the new dates though. I planned to buy ingredients the first thing tomorrow after Easter and cook it by Wednesday. Oh well, so much for me participating (I'm Otherwise Anonymous from the 1st round btw, can't be bothered to dig up my trip now).

tl;dr: ;_;

>This was meant to be a cross between a Cordon Bleu recipe and the traditional Ramen one. I tried to achieve that somewhat murky quality one usually sees in ramen with blood oranges and gooseberry syrup. Oh,my entry is Chocolate Ramen,in blood orange, ginger and gooseberry broth, served with orange slices. Served cold, mint for decoration. I wanted to make a recipe all by hand. I hope you like it.

>>4359282

>>4359288

>Vertical

>>4359297
>As it should be presented.

>>4359299
Timestamp

>>4359279
Who cares, man? These fags know nothing about food anyway.

We'd like to remind everyone that creating a vertical was mandatory in this round. Whether or not you let the quality of a vertical affect scoring is up to you.

We'd also like to place emphasis on the importance of Originality in this round.

>>4359279
Sorry. :( This is why you should come to /ck/ every day. Every single day. Forever.

P: O: A: C: T: /20
presentation / originality / appeal / challenge goals / total


>>4359049 Borneo
P: 3 O: 2 A: 4 C: 4 T: 13/20 >extra appeal for duck
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 1 O: 4 A: 1 C: 2 T: 7/20 >okinomiyaki, in a ramen round? high originality
>>4359059 Nettle
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 1 T: 9/20 >no vertical
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2 O: 1 A: 2 C: 4 T: 9/20
>>4359073 Full-Pleb
P: 1 O: 1 A: 1 C: 2 T: 5/20
>>4359075 Relph
P: 3 O: 5 A: 4 C: 5 T: 17/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 5 O: 4 A: 3 C: 3 T: 15/20
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 5 O: 3 A: 5 C: 4 T: 17/20
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 4 O: 3 A: 4 C: 3 T: 14/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 3 O: 1 A: 2 C: 3 T: 9/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 3 O: 2 A: 5 C: 1 T: 11/20 >I don't count this as a serious entry but it's funny
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 2 O: 1 A: 0 C: 4 T: 7/20 >sorry those noodles cannot have cooked like that
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1 O: 4 A: 4 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 5 O: 3 A: 5 C: 5 T: 18/20 >clear winner. The broth looks rich and tasty
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 2 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 10/20
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 3 O: 3 A: 5 C: 4 T: 15/20
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 4 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 12/20
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 1 O: 4 A: 0 C: 1 T: 6/20 >I heaved looking at this
>>4359236 SQ
P: 2 O: 4 A: 2 C: 3 T: 11/20
>>4359241 El Dono
P: 4 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 4 O: 5 A: 0 C: 4 T: 13/20 >I don't count this as a serious entry either but it's very

clever
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 2 O: 2 A: 4 C: 2 T: 10/20 >more of a vegetable pasta dish than ramen
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 0 O: 4 A: 1 C: 3 T: 8/20 >nice idea, but we all know this looks like a floater.
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20

>>4359049 Borneo
P: 3 O: 2 A: 4 C: 4 T: 13/20
>extra appeal for duck
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 1 O: 4 A: 1 C: 2 T: 7/20
>okinomiyaki, in a ramen round? high originality.
>>4359059 Nettle
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 1 T: 9/20
>no vertical
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2 O: 1 A: 2 C: 4 T: 9/20
>>4359073 Full-Pleb
P: 1 O: 1 A: 1 C: 2 T: 5/20
>>4359075 Relph
P: 3 O: 5 A: 4 C: 5 T: 17/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 5 O: 4 A: 3 C: 3 T: 15/20
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 5 O: 3 A: 5 C: 4 T: 17/20
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 4 O: 3 A: 4 C: 3 T: 14/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 3 O: 1 A: 2 C: 3 T: 9/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 3 O: 2 A: 5 C: 1 T: 11/20
>I don't count this as a serious entry but it's funny
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 2 O: 1 A: 0 C: 4 T: 7/20
>those noodles cannot have cooked properly like that
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1 O: 4 A: 4 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 5 O: 3 A: 5 C: 5 T: 18/20
>clear winner. The broth looks rich and tasty
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 2 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 10/20
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 3 O: 3 A: 5 C: 4 T: 15/20
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 4 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 12/20
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 1 O: 4 A: 0 C: 1 T: 6/20
>I heaved looking at this
>>4359236 SQ
P: 2 O: 4 A: 2 C: 3 T: 11/20
>>4359241 El Dono
P: 4 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 4 O: 5 A: 0 C: 4 T: 13/20
>I don't count this as a serious entry either but it's very clever
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 2 O: 2 A: 4 C: 2 T: 10/20
>more of a vegetable pasta dish than ramen
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 0 O: 4 A: 1 C: 3 T: 8/20
>neat idea but we all know this looks like a floater.
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20

>>4359321
NOTE: Nettle scored 8/20 in total. I deducted one last minute for no vertical.

I normally would give a brief explanation of my vote, but there are SO many entries that it is really exhausting to do that. If you want to know why I voted a certain way, then ask. Also, I am adopting the straight line method of voting to save space.
>>4359049
P:2 O:2 A:2 C:5 T:11/20
>>4359051
>>4359053
P:3 O:3 A:3 C:5 T:14/20
>>4359056
P:1 O:5 A:2 C:5 T:13/20
>>4359062
>>4359059
P:2 O:3 A:4 C:3 T:12/20
>>4359065
>>4359067
P:3 O:3: A:3 C:5 T:14/20
>>4359073
P:2 O:3 A:3 C:5 T:13/20
>>4359075
>>4359076
P:2 O:4 A:4 C:5 T: 15/20
>>4359078
>>4359081
P:2 O:4 A:3 C:5 T:14/20
>>4359088
>>4359092
>>4359096
>>4359101
>>4359105
>>4359106
>>4359110
P:4 O:5 A:3 C:5 T: 17/20 -no points off for this but please don't use .gif for verticals. Thanks.
>>4359116
>>4359111
P:4 O:3 A:3 C:5 T:15/20
>>4359118
P: 4 O:4 A:3 C:4 T:15/20
>>4359120
>>4359122
P:3 O:3 A:4 C:5 T:15/20
>>4359128
P:4 O:1 A:5 C:2 T: 12/20
>>4359134
>>4359140
P:3 O:4 A:5 C:5 T:17/20
>>4359144
>>4359150
P:1 O:3 A:2 C:5 T:11/20
>>4359152
>>4359156
>>4359161
>>4359167
>>4359174
>>4359176
>>4359183
>>4359186
>>4359188
>>4359190
P:4 O:4 A:5 C:5 T:18/20

>>4359192
>>4359196
>>4359198
>>4359201
P:3 O:3 A:4 C:5 T:15/20
>>4359205
>>4359206
P:2 O:3 A:4 C:5 T:14/20
>>4359211
>>4359216
>>4359220
>>4359225
>>4359229
P:4 O:3 A:5 C:5 T:17/20-looks amazing. my favorite entry.
>>4359233
P:1 O:4 A:3 C:5 T:13/20
>>4359238
>>4359236
P:3: O:5 A:3 C:5 T:16/20
>>4359241
>>4359244
>>4359246
>>4359250
>>4359255
P:2 O:4 A:4 C:3 T:13/20
>>4359259
>>4359262
P:3 O:5 A:4 C:5 T:17/20
>>4359265
>>4359269
>>4359276
P:3 O:5 A:2 C:5 T:15/20
>>4359282
>>4359288
>>4359292
P:2 O:5 A:2 C:5 T:14/20
>>4359297
>>4359299
>>4359301
P:3 O:3 A:3 C:5 T:14/20

>>4359049 Borneo
P: 2 O: 2 A: 4 C: 4 T: 12/20
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 1 O: 4 A: 1 C: 2 T: 7/20
>>4359059 Nettle
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 1 T: 9/20
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2 O: 1 A: 2 C: 4 T: 9/20
>>4359073
P: 1 O: 1 A: 1 C: 2 T: 5/20
>>4359075 Relph
P: 3 O: 5 A: 4 C: 5 T: 17/20
I like the dumplings but most of all you made the noodles just fell short on presentation
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 5 O: 5 A: 5 C: 5 T: 20/20
clear winner and max originality points
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 3 O: 3 A: 3 C: 4 T: 13/20
I like the ingredients, but it's just an average looking bowl of soup.
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 4 O: 3 A: 4 C: 3 T: 14/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 3 O: 1 A: 2 C: 3 T: 9/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 3 O: 2 A: 5 C: 0 T: 10/20
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 3 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 12/20
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1 O: 4 A: 4 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 4 O: 2 A: 4 C: 4 T: 15/20
nice bowl of soup but still just standard ramen shop fare, both could have been skimmed better and a 63 degree egg would have been better.
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 2 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 10/20
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 3 O: 3 A: 3 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 4 O: 4 A: 4 C: 4 T: 16/20
more originality than just your standard bowl of soup
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 1 O: 4 A: 0 C: 1 T: 6/20
>>4359236 SQ
P: 2 O: 4 A: 2 C: 3 T: 11/20
>>4359241 El Dono
P: 4 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 13/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 4 O: 5 A: 0 C: 4 T: 13/20
I'll give you some points for trying to pull a desert out of ramen but I don't think I'd like to try it, sorry
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 2 O: 2 A: 4 C: 2 T: 10/20
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 0 O: 4 A: 1 C: 3 T: 8/20
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20

I wasnt able to compete this week. :/
I was planning on doin it on my days off but I had a stage arranged that I couldnt pass up. Good luck to all the other competitors. :]

>>4359049

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20 (It would of been nice to see one more topping on it!)

>>4359051

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20 (That raw beef doesn't appeal to me at all and I think more noodles would of made it look nicer)

>>4359056

Presentation:2 /5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20 (I really love ho creative this entry is and I just love feta cheese)

>>4359059

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 1/5
Total: 12/20 (No verticle? Still looks yummy)

>>4359067

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20 (Looks delicious!)

>>4359073

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20 (I think there is too much ramen on the plate).


Will do rest later.

>>4359049
P: 4/5
O: 2/5
A: 4/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 15/20
>>4359051
P: 3/5
O: 3/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl:24 /20
>>4359056
P: 1/5
O: 5/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 14/20

>>4359687


3+3+3+5 =24 out of 20....dafaq did you learn to math?

>>4359687
>>4359076
P: 3/5
O: 3/5
A: 3/5
C: 4/5
Tl: 13/20
>>4359081
P: 3/5
O: 3/5
A: 2/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 13/20
>>4359088
P:5 /5
O: 5/5
A: 5/5
C: 2/5
Tl: 17/20
Would've been perfect if it weren't for the horrible verticals.
>>4359111
P: 3/5
O: 2/5
A: 4/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 14/20

>>4359697
>>4359118
P: 2/5
O: 4/5
A: 1/5
C: 4/5
Tl: 11/20
>>4359120
P: 4/5
O: 2/5
A: 3/5
C: 3/5
Tl: 13/20
>>4359128
P: 1/5
O: 2/5
A: 1/5
C: 2/5
Tl: 6/20
Funny at first, but it's more of a "fuck you" to the people who actually tried.
>>4359140
P: 2/5
O: 3/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 13/20
>>4359150
P: 3/5
O: 2/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 13/20
>>4359156
P: 5/5
O: 3/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl:16 /20
>>4359192
P: 2/5
O: 3/5
A: 4/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 14/20
>>4359205
P: 2/5
O: 2/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 11/20
I hate random garnishes that serve no purpose.
>>4359211
P: 3/5
O: 4/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 15/20
>>4359236
P: 3/5
O: 5/5
A: 3/5
C: 2/5
Tl: 13/20
The vertical is confusing as hell.
>>4359241
P: 4/5
O: 4/5
A: 4/5
C: 1/5
Tl: 13/20
No vertical
>>4359259
P: 3/5
O: 4/5
A: 1/5
C: 3/5
Tl: 11/20
>>4359265
P: 2/5
O: 4/5
A: 4/5
C: 4/5
Tl: 14/20
>>4359282
P: 2/5
O: 4/5
A: 3/5
C: 4/5
Tl: 13/20
>>4359297
P: 3/5
O: 2/5
A: 3/5
C: 5/5
Tl: 13/20

>>4359049 Borneo
P-3, O-2, A-4, C-4, T-13/20
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
>>4359053
P-3, O-2, A-3, C-4, T- 12/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P-1, O-4, A-1, C-2, T -8/20
>>4359059 Nettle
>>4359062
P-3, O-2, A-3, C-3, T - 11/20
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
>>4359067
P-3, O-2, A-3, C-3, T - 11/20
>>4359073 Full Pleb
P-3, O-4, A-3, C-3, T - 13/20
>>4359075 Relph
>>4359076
P-3, O-3, A-4, C-4, T - 14/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
>>4359081
P-3, O-4, A-3, C-4, T - 14/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
>>4359092
>>4359096
>>4359101
>>4359105
>>4359106
>>4359110
P-4, O-4, A-3, C-5, T - 16/20
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
>>4359116
P-2, O-3, A-3, C-3, T - 11/20
>>4359118 Organic Noodle Guy
P-3, O-4, A-3, C- 3, T - 13/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
>>4359122
P-3, O-2, A-3, C-3, T - 11/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P-3, O-0, A-4, C-0, T - 7/20
>>4359134 Bubbleburst
>>4359140
P-3, O-2, A-3, C-3, T - 11/20
>>4359144 X0F
>>4359150
P-2, O-3, A-3, C-3, T - 11/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
>>4359156
>>4359161
>>4359167
>>4359174
>>4359176
>>4359183
>>4359186
>>4359188
>>4359190
P-5, O-3, A-5, C-5, T - 18/20
>>4359192 Wumplord
>>4359196
>>4359198
>>4359201
P-3, O-3, A-3, C-4, T - 13/20

continued....

>>4359205 Pablo
>>4359206
P-2, O-3, A-3, C-3, T- 11/20
>>4359211 Sir Spice
>>4359216
>>4359220
>>4359225
>>4359229
P-4, O-3, A-4, C-4, T - 15/20
>>4359233 designerguy
P-3, O-5, A-3, C-5, T- 16/20
>>4359236 SQ
>>4359238
P-3, O-5, A-2, C-4, T - 14/20
>>4359241 El Dono
>>4359244
>>4359246
>>4359250
>>4359255
P-3, O-3, A-4, C-4, T - 14/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
>>4359262
P-3, O-5, A-3, C-4, T - 15/20
>>4359265 Tokufags
>>4359269
>>4359276
P-3, O-4, A-3, C-4, T - 14/20
>>4359282 Cookie
>>4359288
>>4359292
P-2, O-5, A-2, C-4, T - 13/20
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
>>4359299
>>4359301
P-3, O-3, A-4, C-4, T - 14/20

>>4359075

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20 (I wish the picture was a bit brighter but it looks delicious nonetheless)

>>4359078

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20 (those mushrooms are crazy big)

>>4359101

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 1/5
Total: 16/20 (You may as well of not done a verticle because it's confusing and low quality. The food looks amazing though)

>>4359111

Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20 (I'm a sucker for crawfish, man does that look tasty).

>>4359118

Presentation: 3/5 (too much garnish!)
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20 (This honestly looks really good and could be a real dish but I wish you didn't hide the dish under so many garnishes)

>>4359120

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20 (Looks good but nothing special)

>>4359134

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20 (Probably tastes better than it looks)

>>4359144

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20 (I wish there were some veggies included in it!)

>>4359152

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

>>4359049 Borneo
P: 2 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 11/20
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 3 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>if the broth is hot enough to cook the beef the egg is overdone.
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 1 O: 4 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>it looks bad, but I would eat it, and you didn’t make soup.
>>4359059 Nettle
I really wanted to like your dish, but:
No vertical/10
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2 O: 1 A: 2 C: 3 T: 8/20
>Pretty boring. Might as well have used ramen style noodles.
>>4359073 Full-Pleb
P: 2 O: 3 A: 3 C: 3 T: 11/20
>a better picture would have helped…
>>4359075 Relph
P: 3 O: 3 A: 3 C: 5 T: 14/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 2 O: 2 A: 3 C: 3 T: 11/20
>Where are the noodles?
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 5 O: 4 A: 3 C: 4 T: 16/20
Extra points for originality, though it seems like you were trying too hard…
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 3 O: 2 A: 4 C: 5 T: 14/20
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 4 O: 3 A: 3 C: 3 T: 13/20
>While I would really want to taste this, my biggest issue is how difficult it is to figure out the final presentation.

>>4359983

>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 4 O: 1 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11/20
>Probably one of the most boring entries. But you at least put effort into presentation, and I would eat it when drunk and hungry.
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 0 O: 1 A: 0 C: 1 T: 2/20
>I gave you a point for being original, and a point for making ramen.
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 2 O: 2 A: 1 C: 3 T: 8/20
>I would really have wanted to see the meat and noodles, as I can’t imagine they are cooked (especially the noodles).
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1 O: 2 A: 2 C: 4 T: 9/20
>You really need to give more info and take better pictures. Sorry.
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 5 O: 2 A: 4 C: 5 T: 16/20
>Probably the best take on take on “traditional” ramen. I would have given you a 4.5/5 on presentation if I could.
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 2 O: 3 A: 4 C: 4 T: 13/20
>Not the best presentation, but it looks delicious.
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 1 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 10/20
>While I appreciate making your own broth, the presentation really wasn’t anything special, and it just wasn’t very appealing (more garnishes in the bowl, rather than lettuce on the plate, would have helped.
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 4 O: 4 A: 4 C: 4 T: 16/20
>My main complaint is that there wasn’t enough broth, and the way you handled the noodles makes me think they might have been a bit tough and stuck together.
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 0 O: 5 A: 2 C: 3 T: 10/20
>No presentation to speak of. 5/5 on originality. I would have thrown in a couple more points somewhere if you did a little more to sell it…
>>4359236 SQ
P: 2 O: 5 A: 3 C: 4 T: 14/20
I really with you took better pictures (and used a different bowl. Definitely creative; I’m just not sure you pulled off what you were going for. It isn’t the most appealing, but I really wish I could try it.

>>4359987

>>4359241 El Dono
I don’t see a vertical. If I missed it please let me know.
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 3 O: 4 A: 2 C: 3 T: 12/20
>While creative, the pre-fab garnishes bring the score down. It just seems a bit over kill.
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 1 O: 2 A: 2 C: 3 T: 8/20
>You used both the noodles and flavor packet (for better or worse), but pretty much just made casserole/10.
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 2 O: 3 A: 2 C: 3 T: 10/20
>I’m really on the fence on this one… The presentation wouldn’t be bad if the noodles and broth didn’t look like shit… Definitely original (although you could have lied about how much extract you used)… Yeah, 10/20.
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 2 O: 2 A: 3 C: 4 T: 11/20
>Probably tastes pretty good. Sloppy presentation (and blurry pictures…). Nothing particularly striking.


If I missed anyone, or got my math wrong somewhere (or seemingly made an obvious mistake somewhere), please let me know.

>>4359990
I wasn't able to make a vertical (I've been in and out of the ER all weekend), I was hoping that by posting a few pics with explanation i could get a few points, but if you don't agree i understand

>>4359241
>>4359244
>>4359246
>>4359250
>>4359255

>>4360007


You know what? After looking back at your entry, I'm going to say that you submitted enough info to justify not submitting an actual vertical. So here's my official score for you:

>>4359241 El Dono
P: 2 O: 3 A: 3 C: 4 T: 12/20
>I would have preferred a little more info. As much as you tried, the garnishes just didn't make up for the effort you put into the presentation. Based on the ingredients in your stock, I'm not really sure how you pulled off a raft to begin with... It's pretty much BBQ (which looks pretty damn good), with basic sliced veggies on top of what looks like instant noodles in a stock I'm still confused about.

This is my final score for you, but I would definitely be interested in more info on how you made the stock.

>>4360079
The stock is made from the trotter and hawk as will as the shoulder bone after the pork was done. I smoked trotter and hawk for about 3 hours, and the shoulder for about 18 hours. I made the stock as stated then made a raft with egg whites and shells, tomatos, and some of the uncooked pork minced.

>>4360099
then i stranded it threw a triple layer of cheese cloth while still hot, then chilled it over night and strained it again

>>4359987
>My main complaint is that there wasn’t enough broth, and the way you handled the noodles makes me think they might have been a bit tough and stuck together.

I estimate there was about a cup and a half of broth. The bowl was huge and I was afraid of drowning everything else.

>the way you handled the noodles makes me think they might have been a bit tough and stuck together.

I can assure you they were neither tough nor stuck together. You can see the loose webbing in this picture after they came out of the fryer. The taste and texture of the fried noodle was like the deep fried noodle dishes you can get at some Chinese restaurants, that kind of look like a nest with a stir fry in the middle. In the broth, the noodles behaved exactly like instant ramen.

This was the hardest dough I've ever made, and I mean that literally. It's so dense, dry, and crumbly that it makes me wonder how the hell anyone could make it without a pasta machine. When I was making it, I was more worried about it crumbling to dust then sticking.

Here is my spicy ramen with egg and steak.

I don't have access to a computer to do a vertical so I know it will affect my score. This dish is really simple and only consists of three ingredients. I used Shin ranyum ramen, boiled them in a pot. Fried two eggs and BBQ'd a cut of steak to add on top. The meat was medium well and really tender, the noodles and egg went well together. I haven't eaten ramen in about 5 years so this was a difficult challenge

>>4360388
Pic of the final dish

>>4360389
That's some good looking steak.

>>4360389
Holy fuck I just realised I didn't timestamp!! Shit, does this mean I'm disqualified? This was last nights dinner so it's too late. Fuck I'm really sorry ;_;

>>4360404
I think this is the voting thread anyway.

>>4360388
>>4360389
>>4360404
the submission round is over, yours doesn't count

>>4360427
Ok ;_;

Does that mean I can't do it anymore?

>>4360430
From what I understand the score for the first three rounds is cumulative. If you did really well in rounds 1 and 2, you might still get in the top 15.

>>4360430
like >>4360468 said, you still have a chance.

>>4359049 Borneo
P: 2/5 O: 1/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 8/20
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 1/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 8/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 1/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 4/5 T: 11/20
>>4359059 Nettle
P: 2/5 O: 1/5 A: 2/5 CG: 0/5 T: 5/20
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 9/20
>>4359073 Full-Pleb
P: 1/5 O: 2/5 A: 1/5 CG: 3/5 T: 7/20
>>4359075 Relph
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 10/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 3/5 CG: 3/5 T: 11/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 2/5 O: 4/5 A: 4/5 CG: 1/5 T: 11/20
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 13/20
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 3/5 O: 4/5 A: 3/5 CG: 3/5 T: 13/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 3/5 O: 1/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 0/5 O: 5/5 A: 0/5 CG: 5/5 T: 10/20
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 1/5 O: 2/5 A: 4/5 CG: 4/5 T: 11/20
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1/5 O: 2/5 A: 1/5 CG: 3/5 T: 7/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 4/5 CG: 3/5 T: 12/20
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 1/5 O: 1/5 A: 2/5 CG: 4/5 T: 8/20
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 1/5 O: 5/5 A: 3/5 CG: 3/5 T: 12/20
>>4359236 SQ
P: 4/5 O: 5/5 A: 5/5 CG: 4/5 T: 18/20
>>4359241 El Dono
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 3/5 CG: 1/5 T: 8/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 1/5 O: 3/5 A: 2/5 CG: 4/5 T: 10/20
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 3/5 O: 4/5 A: 3/5 CG: 4/5 T: 14/20
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 2/5 O: 4/5 A: 2/5 CG: 4/5 T: 12/20
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 10/20

>>4360106
>>4360099
you outta the ER yet man. You feeling better?

>>4360404
Regarding next time, if you forget a timestamp, you're generally all right if you take a picture of the same plate in the same environment with a timestamp.

>tfw you get terrible scores because you can't cook Asian noodles.

I think I might have scored higher if I just did instant ramen with fried luncheon meat and an over-easy egg.

>>4361120
Here, here man, tough crowd.

Asian cooking is pleb cooking anyway

>>4359049

disgusting instant noodle with raw duck

>>4359051

disgusting swamp soup + fail-cut egg and raw meat

>>4359056

Disgusting vomit pizza

>>4359065

>udon with sriracha pork

disgusting

>>4359073

>Instant ramen noodles with random stuff added to the plate

i give up. these are all absolutely disgusting.

>>4361075
I am now, Ive been posting what i could from my phone

>>4361234
>Am I edgy yet guys?

>>4361120
stop waiting last minute to get your dishes in. Think about placement and food styling before you even cook the dish. You have a terrible camera, but that isn't holding you back. You are holding yourself back, maybe it is a lack of confidence problem-idk. I do know that you have talent in respect to cooking, but when you compete if falls short. Your dish was alright. It was better than mediocre, but you can do better. The vertical was good, especially when you go into the process (ie: explaining why you slashed the fat on the pork). The dish was lacking in creativity. The pork marinade sounds delicious but the chop could be more caramelized. Unfortunately, the rest of the dish was uninspired. You would not have gotten a better score for posting instant ramen and lunchmeat. You would have gotten a better score from me if your presentation plate looked more appetizing and the meal was more interesting. I wish you well in the coming challenges as I think you will make it to the next round and beyond.

There's too much soulsearching going on here for an instant noodle round. The scores are low across the board here, as many people predicted. It is as if even the competitors took no pleasure in making and rating any of these dishes.

Remember that the task was to create ways to present ramen, with a vertical, to be stored on the boruu site. Endless pages of watery noodle broth wasn't necessarily what was being requested here.

>>4359049 Borneo
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 13/20
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 1/5 O: 3/5 A: 1/5 CG: 5/5 T: 10/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 0/5 O: 5/5 A: 0/5 CG: 5/5 T: 10/20
>>4359059 Nettle
P: 2/5 O: 1/5 A: 2/5 CG: 0/5 T: 5/20
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 1/5 CG: 3/5 T: 9/20
>>4359073 Full-Pleb
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 1/5 CG: 5/5 T: 10/20
>>4359075 Relph
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 15/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 4/5 O: 5/5 A: 2/5 CG: 2/5 T: 13/20
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 1/5 O: 4/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 10/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 2/5 O: 1/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 11/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 0/5 O: 0/5 A: 0/5 CG: 2/5 T: 2/20
if i could justify it id give you a zero
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1/5 O: 3/5 A: 1/5 CG: 5/5 T: 10/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 5/5 CG: 5/5 T: 16/20
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 13/20
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 1/5 O: 2/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 11/20
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 1/5 O: 5/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 13/20
>>4359236 SQ
P: 3/5 O: 5/5 A: 1/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359241 El Dono
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 4/5 CG: 2/5 T: 12/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 3/5 O: 5/5 A: 1/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 3/5 O: 4/5 A: 3/5 CG: 4/5 T: 14/20
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 2/5 O: 4/5 A: 2/5 CG: 4/5 T: 12/20
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20

>>4359049 Borneo
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359051 Saul Goodman
P: 4/5 O: 2/5 A: 5/5 CG: 5/5 T: 16/20
>>4359056 milkbowl
P: 1/5 O: 5/5 A: 1/5 CG: 4/5 T: 11/20
>>4359059 Nettle
P: 1/5 O: 1/5 A: 2/5 CG: 0/5 T: 4/20
>>4359065 Kaiser Schmarrn
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 1/5 CG: 2/5 T: 7/20
>>4359073 Full-Pleb
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 13/20
>>4359075 Relph
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 10/20
>>4359078 Frenchfag
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359088 gaymustardguy
P: 4/5 O: 5/5 A: 3/5 CG: 4/5 T: 16/20
>>4359111 Cooking Rei
P: 2/5 O: 4/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 13/20
>>4359118 organic noodle guy
P: 2/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 3/5 T: 11/20
>>4359120 mr_kruhy
P: 3/5 O: 1/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359128 frgsp
P: 0/5 O: 0/5 A: 0/5 CG: 1/5 T: 1/20
>>4359134 BubbleBurst
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359144 X0F
P: 1/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 3/5 T: 8/20
>>4359152 Pyewacket
P: 5/5 O: 2/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 16/20
>>4359192 Wumplord
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 12/20
>>4359205 Pablo
P: 1/5 O: 1/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 9/20
>>4359211 SirSpice
P: 3/5 O: 2/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 14/20
>>4359233 designerguy
P: 2/5 O: 5/5 A: 4/5 CG: 5/5 T: 16/20
>>4359236 SQ
P: 2/5 O: 5/5 A: 0/5 CG: 3/5 T: 10/20
>>4359241 El Dono
P: 3/5 O: 3/5 A: 3/5 CG: 3/5 T: 12/20
>>4359259 PWIZ
P: 2/5 O: 5/5 A: 0/5 CG: 3/5 T: 10/20
>>4359265 Tokufags
P: 2/5 O: 5/5 A: 3/5 CG: 3/5 T: 13/20
>>4359282 Cookie
P: 3/5 O: 5/5 A: 1/5 CG: 3/5 T: 12/20
>>4359297 Smith the CIA Agent
P: 2/5 O: 2/5 A: 2/5 CG: 5/5 T: 11/20

>>4361322
I believe the words were "create a ramen dish worth eating". Several competitors did exactly that.

i'm gonna go ahead and ask again since i don't think anyone answered on the last thread. if you didn't compete in this round, is there any chance of making it past elimination?

>>4362000
Sure, if your scores were high enough in the previous rounds. It's cumulative.

bump for more votes

Another bump in case people want to vote, so it does't drop off.

When does voting end?

I'll vote after work.

>>4363622
Midnight tomorrow, EST.

>>4361283
Thank you, that was surprisingly constructive. I do admit this dish was very last minute, work tends to cut into the amount of time I get to think about cooking anything.
I'm not terribly creative with Asian cuisine, even though I am Asian...maybe it's because what's old and boring since i have it every day be something new and interesting for a non-Asia. Or maybe because Asian cuisine is kind of "every day" food food for me. It's kind of hard to get excited about something you have for lunch every other day.

And thank you for the well wishes, I hope I do not disappoint you lot next round.

>>4359047
Thank you very much for the consideration, dogsfordinner!

>>4361120
i know dat feel bro.

>first time getting a total of 5

hurts m8

>>4366260
you proclaimed your own dish boring...

>>4366708
in all honesty it's not more than 3 points away from the tastiest of entries in this round. troll round or not, its been depressing to see these entries.

>>4366716
I promise you that there will never be a ramen challenge ever again.

>>4366741
it wasn't the setting of the challenge so much as the way it was interpreted.

>>4366716
I find the lack of creativity in this round to be more depressing than the actual entries.
And even more depressing, people are giving 7-10's to the most creative dishes, just because they don't look pretty.

>>4367067
And the creative dishes have been amongst the least appealing so the marks are overall quite accurate.

>>4366741
I thought it was a good idea given the general threads on /ck/. Unfortunately not everyone agreed... some of the contestants took it seriously and made very good noodle soup, or were very creative with instant noodles, but there were too many people not willing to make ramen like they were too good for it or something. And on that note FUCK YOU FRGSP I hope you get eliminated!

>>4367239
Lol I already said in the very first round that I wouldn't be able to do 10 or fifteen entries, so it seems churlish to take one of the places that someone else could have.

That said, the lack of humour which some people have shown in an instant noodle round has made me lose faith in web-based humanity.

>>4367239
>there were too many people not willing to make ramen like they were too good for it or something. And on that note FUCK YOU FRGSP I hope you get eliminated!

I entirely agree with this.

If people are going to complain about the problem with ramen on /ck/, they should at least be able to demonstrate their superiority by making decent ramen, or turning ramen noodles into something appealing.

I really thought this was going to be one of the best rounds, but it seems like most people just opted out.

In any case, people can at least vote. If you enter a competition you can't simply disagree with the challenge of a particular round. The idea is to take on the challenge and demonstrate what you can do with it...

>>4367239
>And on that note FUCK YOU FRGSP I hope you get eliminated!

I am honestly confused on how the scores from the first 3 rounds are going to be calculated.

If frgsp, for example, were to have gotten an average score of 1 or 2 for this round (I personally didn't think the entry should have gotten more than a 5, simply because (s)he did make a vertical showing how to make ramen), would that be better than not having had submitted an entry at all this round?

It seems like a handful of contestants simply opted out, whereas frgsp put in the effort to explicitly show his/her (imho) unjustified dismissal of ramen.

tl;dr - is getting a low score in the third (or any) round better or worse than skipping it (or any round) entirely?

>Did not sage because people still need to vote while there is time.

>>4367297
my understanding of it is that any score I got above 0 was better than skipping the round, which was the other option.

The fact that I made a daft picture which got consistently low scores, but slightly higher than the zero that a no-show would have earned, seems like the right outcome to me.

But as a competitor, I might be letting personal interest cloud my sense of perspective here, I don't know.

>>4367297
Also, it was not a dismissal of ramen exactly. There were many reasons, including it being the end of the month, easter, low chance of being able to spend time on 7 or more further entries in the coming weeks...etc.

I didn't try to post during the competition to explain why I posted what I did because I thought that the honest reactions were more interesting.

>>4366741
These guys are just big dummies.

>>4366260
You were one of my favourite challengers in the last competition. I was the one who gave you 5/20. I rated everybody this round particularly harshly because of the concentration on originality and vertical. If you had made a good vertical, I would have given you 3/5 to 5/5 which would put you near the average of my votes. I've always liked your entries (I really enjoyed your cookies and scones last year) but I think they've always had something lacking in terms of originality. Sorry to make you feel bad but it's nothing personal and I've tried to encourage you in the past as well.

>>4367302
You're right. The averages are weighted for participation because any kind of effort > no effort at all. I personally found your vertical funny, my friend and I were laughing about it when you posted it. And dogsfordinner and I decided to keep your entry since you did technically fulfill this round's requirements (cook ramen, make vertical).

I found it really interesting to read all of the comments from this round. It gave me some different perspectives and (most of) the comments were helpful in many ways. There was actually a quite a bit of drama regarding this challenge theme behind the scenes and I hesitated until the last minute on whether or not to go ahead with it. I wish I had done things differently--either scrap the ramen idea altogether or had specified the theme a bit more--,but what's done is done and I'm glad I've learned from the experience.

Anyway, get your votes in! Voting closes at midnight EST tonight. :)

>>4367344
When will we know if we've made it to the elimination rounds?

I honestly don't understand what all this talk of drama is about. If I'm counting correctly, we had 26 contestants in this round. Of that, a little over half can make it to the next round. It's only natural that some people who got less then 10 points each in rounds 1 and 2, came to the conclusion that they were probably not going to proceed to round 4 anyway. Other people just don't have the time/money to commit to a three month competition.

Welp I feel like this round might have knocked me out the running.

If i go though i guess I'll stop trying to be a little different and play it safe more often. Raw beef is obviously going to put a lot of people off, etc.

I don't know what all the hubbub is about. I've enjoyed doing all the challenges so far, including this one. It's supposed to be fun! It's for some good OC, and for us to test ourselves, which is a good thing! And, there were some good looking dishes in this challenge. Yeah, I was like "ramen!?! crap!" when it was first posted, but once I decided what I was going to do, I had a lot of fun with it. You know, challenges aren't just about making elaborate dishes, it's also about working with things you may not like, or trying new ingredients or techniques you haven't necessarily done before, and generally improving your techniques and proving you can do it. Knowledge is power! (themoreyouknow.jpeg) lol

>>4367703
I liked the raw beef. But then, I always eat beef medium-rare to rare, and I loooove steak tartare, so....I guess my opinion is biased, lol.

>>4367703
i doubt it was the raw beef. The fact it was tucked away on the THIRD dish, means it didn't really get a look in. Most of your low scores are probably for the very plain and beige looking bowl of soup.

>>4367703
> I'll stop trying to be a little different and play it safe more often

No way man. This is coming from a guy who made ramen pizza. If I somehow make it to the next round, I still refuse to do the mundane
.
Give me a pizza round? I'll make a god damn burrito.
Give me a sandwich round? I'll make a god damn pie.

Please, keep up being creative, it's what make these contests interesting.