"Mitch" <Mitch@...> wrote in message
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>I can't seem to get "that taste."
> Don't even know how to describe it.
>
> My fried rice is good, but it's just not like takeout, which I love.
>
> And it's not MSG. The places around here don't use it.
> And I'd know if they lied because my friend would have an instant
> migraine.

All else being equal (amounts of the different ingredients, etc)
you might consider two things:
1. the use of inexpensive therefore flavorful peanut oil, and
2. making the fried rice up in advance, so the flavors blend.

pavane