Tag: food

Cabbage Curry…Seriously!?

Made cabbage curry outta scraps & lowkey I think it is one of the best dishes I have ever made…wtf!?

Made from scraps & and ancient af ingredients

Here’s the recipe if anyone wants to try it.…a couple of adjustments I made due to necessity:

  • No mustard seeds
  • Way more garlic cuz of course
  • 1/3 a small can of Tomato paste, 1/4 teaspoon msg & chicken stock instead of tomatoes
  • Curry powder instead of the other dry ingredients outside of cumin seeds (I made it a few days ago with most of the ingredients listed)
  • Frozen mixed veggies instead of peas

Elated that my loooong overdue foray into South East Asian—and vegan(!?) cooking has been going pretty well so far!

Chicago Ramen Annex

Had some ramen from Chicago Ramen Annex while working Combo Breaker 2024. It was Jiro style, but on the lighter side of the junk food ramen. It was a little underwhelming at first—which is not what jiro style is about—but once I added garlic & spice myself, it turned out alright. To note: I asked the server for “zen mashi”, & she had no idea what I was talking about, & just gave me the extra veggies, which were nice and crispy. The chashu was huge & had a decent flavor, but it was cold & somewhat off putting because of that. Surprisingly, the ajidama (an extra charge) was not cold, but was slightly overcooked. The noodles were the thick flat ones & took on the flsvor of the soup well, which was slightly vinegary, but without the extra oil that mashi would normally get you. Probably for the best tbh, since I had to catch a flight immediately after.

Probably wouldn’t go back by myself, but I was glad to see this style make it’s way stateside, & wouldn’t be opposed to going with folks who want to give it a try. They also have a mabo dofu ramen which seems pretty interesting!

Noodles: 3.5/5

Soup: 2.5/5

Toppings: 2.5/5