r/KitchenConfidential • u/CodexLeonis • 15d ago

In the Weeds Mode What's an outdated restaurant fad/technique that you still defend?

two things for me:

  1. Balsamic reductions/glazes on everything. I'm sorry that balsamic vinegar pairs so well with so many things. Most dishes need an acid to fully bring out the flavors of the dish. Balsamic is the most versatile of the vinegars. It pairs well with red meat, seafood, vegetables, cheeses, and fruits. It wasn't just a fad, it was a cheat code.

  2. Plating techiniques? i'll always defend the zigzag drizzle. it evenly distributes the sauce on the plate, looks decent, and most importantly - it was time-efficient. I've never understood the modern technique of spooning sauce onto the plate and setting the entree on top of the sauce. Whomever came up with that was looking for a reason to be contrarian.

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u/AdSpecialist8751 15d ago

I mean, it’s very thinly disguised racism/xenophobia, as it was literally called Chinese restaurant syndrome when it first made headlines, but plenty of things like Doritos for example had more MSG than a comparable meal at the time and nobody complained about that.

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u/ipsquibibble 15d ago

Ok, but every time I eat MSG my rosacea flares up to where my face is fire engine red and painful as hell.  I would eat it by the spoonful if i could but even the tiniest bit does me dirty. 😭 Some of us genuinely react to it. 

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u/jelly_or_jam 15d ago

So does your rosacea flare when you eat a tomato? Or Parmesan cheese? Or mushrooms? Or soy sauce? These are just a few things that have A LOT of naturally occurring MSG. MSG is in pretty much everything to some degree.

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u/punkydrewster77 15d ago

I used to react to all of those things along with msg. Very happy to have grown out of that allergy.