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[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 weeks ago (20 children)

I find it really odd that salmon and eggs on toast, or avocado toast count as "dry lunch". Even his ham sandwich has a slather of butter and tomatoes. Just how wet are Chinese lunches? Is everything less liquid than a soup counted as dry?

[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 weeks ago (16 children)

Actually sort of. I mean I guess what you would call a soup. Though the Chinese would just consider that a sauce. The put that shit on everything. Well different sauces. Here's a random picture of a Chinese school lunch.

https://whatsforschoollunch.blogspot.com/2009/08/china-school-lunch-fish-and-vegetables.html

You see how the veggies are glistening? They're covered in a sauce made with cornstarch and broth. Even the fish has a layer of sauce on it.

So yeah, a sandwich would be pretty dry. But that's not really what they're talking about.

In Chinese food, there's an insane amount of seasonings that basically go in everything. At a minimum they use something called 5 spice which is a mixture of you guessed it, 5 spices. So the dry they're referring to is actually seasoning. So something like a subway sandwich with italian dressing, salt, pepper and oregano wouldn't be dry in the way they're using it. They're really just referring to the sandwich being unseasoned. Also, here's a tip, if you're going to make a sandwich, season it. Even just adding salt and pepper will make it taste way better.

[–] captainlezbian 20 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Do you have any spices you recommend for a peanut butter sandwich? I’m open to try

[–] Kaput 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TragicNotCute 3 points 4 weeks ago

Better, it’s actually a food group.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's what's left over from refined sugar!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

It's what most rum is made from!

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