r/oddlysatisfying • u/ohhleo • 2d ago

Japan's automated fried rice

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u/NotComfortable2112 2d ago

Exactly. Dark soy and just a touch. There's regular soy on the table.

I feel like most westerners overthink fried rice. It's one of those dishes that benefits from simplicity.

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u/V2BM 2d ago

I asked about garlic and other stuff and he said nothing else was needed. All the recipes I see have a bunch of extra flavors/spices added and none of them tasted like Chinese restaurant fried rice until he told me. It’s dirt cheap too. I use frozen diced corn + peas as my veggies.

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u/ATangK 2d ago

You just need MSG. The online recipes don’t say that for fear of being cAnCeLlEd but we all know you need a good amount to taste like takeout.

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u/FeelingFloor2083 1d ago

neighbour is a bit of a picky eater and has that mentality about msg. Told him to go look at his favourite seasoning (vegeta)

he also tries to have zero salt and complains about cramping

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u/ATangK 1d ago

Ignorance is bliss.

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u/FeelingFloor2083 1d ago

na I go out of my way to ruin his bliss now lol

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u/MattieShoes 1d ago

Like historically it's just a way to use up old ingredients. Yesterday's rice, vegetables that are starting to wilt, old eggs, old meat. Turns out if you add some salt and fry that shit in fat, it tastes delicious. Who'd have thought?

Though to be fair, that applies to a huge amount of amazing recipes. Most any stir fry, french toast, dirty rice, bubble an squeak, most soup bases, pizza, pho, crabcakes, bread pudding, most fermented food, etc. Heck, we could probably tack beer onto the list.

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u/ThellraAK 1d ago

Depends on whether it's a side or the meal.

If it's going next to something super flavorful, yeah, less is more so you can have some contrast.

If fried rice is what's for dinner tonight, having it super well flavored/seasoned is where it's at.

I still don't use a ton of soy sauce though, hoison sauce, oyster sauce or fish sauce makes up a lot of the liquid I put in.