I know this topics probably been killed to death, but I'm looking for some weird (i.e. foreign) ingredients that I can add to my instant ramyun to make it taste better. I have a tub of gochujang which is my go to along with some nori, and I was just wondering what your favorite add-ins are? Are there other seaweed's available at Asian market's that might be good?
>>8441689
>weird (i.e. foreign) ingredients
Insects, your neighbors pet, random weeds from your lawn. You can sift through some animal scat to find undigested seeds for an authentic foreign experience.
>>8441689
>killed to death
>>8441689
korean style seaweed with sesame etc
if you like gochujang youll probably also like the fermented soybeans, its a brown packaging and is like miso only chunkier and maybe more funky, adds more depth to soups.
>>8441695
I was thinking crickets, but would it be better for me to go buy them from the pet store, or to trap wild crickets? Which has better flavor?
>>8441698
>adds more depth to soups.
Nigga just use a bigger bowl lmao like how deep u want your soup to be like nigga u want a fuckin ocean of soup or wwut
>>8441703
>Which has better flavor?
wild, store bought are fed with gmo grains
>>8441698
I'd have to find an Asian market, I live in the suburbs and the foreign food aisle is mostly filled with Italian shit. There's some Asian ingredients, but it's like a quarter of the size of the pasta sauces...
>>8441709
Ah, well then, just gotta figure out how to make a cricket trap then.
toss the spice packet and put in:
stock instead of water
fermented soybean paste
rice vinegar
toasted sesame oil
frozen peas and corn
pepper
sometimes i add pan fried meat or thinly sliced onion, green onion and./or fresh herbs
>>8441716
doenjang is the name, id suggest amazon
>>8441731
That looks like something to go after. Is there any non-Asian ingredients you guys have tried using, maybe Harissa or whatever?