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blake murphy

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:50:13 GMT, unge (Little
Malice) wrote:

>One time on Usenet, blake murphy > said:
>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:03:32 -0000, levelwave >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Jul 3, 3:41 pm, Mitch <Mitch@...> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> >There's is nothing you can do at home to get "that taste". You don't
>> >have the same equipment they do in your kitchen to replicate exactly
>> >what they're serving you.
>> >
>> >~john
>>
>> i think this is the crux of the problem. fortunately, i like my fried
>> rice better than take-out.
>>
>> your smug pal,
>> blake
>
>I agree with you, Blake -- homemade fried rice is better that what
>I can get around here. I do cheat and use the Sun Luck seasoning
>packet, but at least my fried rice doesn't have bits of old BBQ
>pork in it...

i wouldn't knock it for that reason, but it doesn't seem to have a lot
of flavor. mine is about half rice and half meat and vegetables, with
lots of ginger and black pepper. i don't think of it as a side dish.

your pal,
blake