What basic principles did you understand and your cooking skills greatly increased?

[celestialinter0]

Start with me:

1. The role of seasoning is to enhance the aroma, not to cover the aroma of the ingredients themselves. Eat the ingredients, not the seasonings.

2. When frying vegetables, it is recommended to stir fry to the maximum heat, and take it out of the pot when it is almost out of rawness.

[celestialinter0]

Thank you. 

Everyone has a "own taste", and it is very comfortable to reach it, just like scratching the back can scratch the itch. It's easier to cook to your own taste.

[countessalmirena]

Very true.

My father's fondness for hot (well, hot to my tastebuds) Indian/Indonesian/etc food led him to the unshakeable belief that everyone should love nasi goreng.

It also led him to think that bringing along numerous tins of Bombay Curry on a camping trip would be perfectly acceptable.

... He had to give in and find a pub where we could order a counter lunch, to prevent us (esp. me) from starving...

[papermoon.lady]

During the pandemic I somehow got to like hot food much more than I used to... because there is an Asian supermarket near me - and apart from being near me it is less crowded than Coles or Woolworths, particularly when they open.

Now I actually like spicy, even hot (well, moderately hot) food. 🙂

[imastawka]

Nasi Goreng is not traditionally a hot chilli dish, as far as I'm aware.

Everyone should love it.     I do.

And I'm beginning to doubt your fondness for red things Countess.

It should include chillies. 

(Camping for me, is a hotel without room service)

[springyzone]

I would have been happy to share the nasi goreng and the curry.

I made a sort of Vietnamese curry/stir fry thingy the other day and added extra curry. It was still fairly mild. My sister in law & I tucked into it but my husband struggled, having to wipe his forehead every few minutes. LOL

[twyngwyn]

ooh, I love nasi goreng:

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice) | RecipeTin Eats

[countessalmirena]

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@imastawka wrote:

Nasi Goreng is not traditionally a hot chilli dish, as far as I'm aware.

Everyone should love it.     I do.

And I'm beginning to doubt your fondness for red things Countess.

It should include chillies. 

(Camping for me, is a hotel without room service)

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I'm a wimp when it comes to spicy food... as opposed to food that is spiced. That is not to say that I'm not a devotée of RED!

[countessalmirena]

I have no issue with food that is aromatic... but once the heat level starts to climb, I am in torment.

I put it down primarily to the number of taste buds that I have. It makes a difference.

(I also loathe kale and Brussels sprouts, while loving spinach, cauliflower and broccoli. It's the taste buds, I tell you.)

[countessalmirena]

In terms of curries, I love Thai green curry as long as it's mild... The flavours are wonderful.

Massaman curry - no problem. It's a sweet curry, anyway.

Thai red curry... again, okay if it's not too hot. I once had a fabulous Thai red curry with duck.

Rogan josh - when mild, it's so good that it's hard to stop eating.

[ambercat16]

A plate of Nasi Goreng and a bintang - my favourite breakfast in Bali😎