I noticed that David Chang likes to add a bit of agave nectar to his fried rice. I never thought about adding something sweet to this, so I started adding a small amount of brown sugar (maybe 1/4 to 1/2 tsp) to my fried rice, and it really seems to make it tastier. It doesn’t read as “sweet” - it just gives it a tiny bit of an additional flavor boost. Since then I’ve also tried playing around with adding a tiny amount of sugar to other things, and it’s usually pretty good.

  • damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I once added a spoonful of sugar to Maggi (Indian instant noodles) and it boosted the flavor so much that it’s a crucial ingredient for me now. That and butter.