I finally was able to find leeks at the grocery store for a reasonable price, since nearly every store near me has them in the “organic super food” section at $5 a stalk.
I turned it into some incredibly delicious Leek and Potato (And onion, I didn’t read the recipe closely) soup.
I think I cursed myself, because now I’m going to be wanting leeks even more
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Don’t know about “hype” but recently cabbage has become something i always have in the fridge. It stays fresh for very long (at least compared to lettuce), in almost every place where lettuce is normally used i prefer cabbage, cheap, nutritious and versatile, easy to throw in soups, stews or whatever you are cooking.
Black vinegar and dark soy sauce. I started fiddling around preparing more chinese/asian foods and these Sauces just have SUCH depth and strong flavor, I love it
Tsuru Bishio Kioke Shoyu is life-changing.
Lemon. Just love it so much.
Avocado! As a kid I hated the slimy texture and practically bland taste, but now I love how creamy it makes many dishes and how it can mellow out very bold flavors
Dashi powder. It’s the missing ingredient that made my homecooked japanese dishes taste just not good enough.
Kimchi on my second time. I realized I just had bad kimchi when I tried it years ago. Now I can afford authentic and fresh kimchi, I put it on lots of stuff.
Georgian green beans is awesome
Rice vinegar, if it counts. Gives a tangy zip to lots of things.
Fish sauce (the good stuff–Red Boat)
For me it was real parmesan. I didn’t realise how bad the packet stuff was until I bought a block of aged parmesan, now I can never go back.
The rind goes well in soup stock too
It’s like night and day…I don’t even think the kraft stuff is parmesan at all really. Still bomb on pizza though
Ever since I worked at a hippie grocery store and was taught about what GOOD fresh organic food looks like and tastes like, it’s impossible for me to go back to things like that, or frozen bags of green giant veg, or pre sliced or shredded cheese and so on. I’ll still eat frozen pizza and nuggies and fast food but as far as cooking for myself, never again
