So I'm pretty much a beginner when it comes into flavour profiles and whatnot when it comes to cooking, or lets be honest, cooking in general, but I've got a quick question that I need an answer to so I can perhaps, hopefully save the lunch that I prepped for the next few days.So I made some Buldak x2 noodles with bacon, cheese and corn, it tastes fine for the most part, but sometimes there is this overwhelming salty-sweet taste, like overwhelmingly salty but not really salty at all?Hard to explain, I guess it's what's called umami?Anyways, I was wondering, how could I cover up this taste the best?I guess pan frying some pineapple with the bacon and corn could have worked well, but since the food is already done, would adding in some honey or straight up sugar improve the situation, or make it worse?It's not inedible by any means, but I don't think I can eat this for a second day if I don't fix the flavour, and I really don't want to ruin it either because then I would definitely be throwing it away and I hate throwing food away.
>>22097852>sometimes there is this overwhelming salty-sweet taste, like overwhelmingly salty but not really salty at all?What the fuck are you talking aboutAnyways. I dont eat buldak noodles so i can't help you. Throw it away and buy shin ramyeon black.
>>22097856The taste is hard to explain, it's like a short sting of extreme saltiness that turns into a more of a salty-sweet taste like caramel and sea salt, with the saltiness still being the overpowering flavor.I have no clue what kind of a monstrosity I have managed to cook up, the taste is just quite indescribable.I'll have to eat it since I simply can't throw it away, was just wondering if anyone here had any idea how I could fix the taste a bit.Only reason I got these Buldak packets is because these were 99 cents for 5 packs, that was a steal of a deal I couldn't back away from.
>>22097862Not that guy, but I also didn't know wtf you were talking about. How did you cook all this? I'm thinking it's the cheese, which could've caramelized like any milk product will if cooked a certain way on the stovetop. But given the whole setup, it already sounds insanely salty to begin with.
>>22097867Pan fried the bacon, fried the corn in the bacon grease, threw everything into the pot with the finished noodles and some of the cooking water, mixed in all of the spices and the sauce, mixed it up while still having heat on the pot and threw in a chunk of cheese that only melted after I had poured the whole mess out of the pot, so I don't think it's the cheese caramelising.Maybe the sauce caramelised? Shit, I don't know, maybe I should just stay out of the kitchen, lmao.
>>22097878Two ideas, similar to the cheese caramelizing. Either the corn or the noodles could've done the same thing if you fried those without sufficient liquid. Skip all the frying next time except for the bacon.
>>22097852>salty-sweet taste>bacon>sweet spicy sauceYeah no shit. Muh bacon and cheese. OK enjoy your heart attack and ruined Americanized slop.- Put your noodles in a bowl and mix in the sauce- Put a few slices of beef in the side of the bowl (Japanese style noodles) or some grilled/fried meatballs (Indonesian style meatball noodles) or maybe just some chunks of juicy chicken- Put a few small pieces of diced birdseye chilli on top (Chinese style noodles)Tips: 2x spicy is almost too much, there's a point where you lose the flavor and trade it for "my mouth and lips are burning and I can't taste anything". Single heat is the most suitable for enjoying your meal, 2x is more for people who think it's impressive to eat spicy food. I've never even found 3x spicy to try them, I can guarantee it'll just be bland heat.You see Koreans putting all sorts of shit in their tik tok videos because it's for clicks and they eat so much instant ramen they get bored of it. If you really want the peak experience just try this. Notice the word "cream", there are 2 types of carbonara, the weak boring one, and the creamy heavenly version. You don't need to put any cheese with this, it's already the perfect flavor. I am a big fan of simplicity in cooking and enjoying the flavors without adding too much.
>>22097915>beef>japanese style noodlespork is the most usual choice of protein for japanese ramen.but yes, the cream carbonara buldak is actually tasty, layer it on top of a simple omelette and you have a nice meal.
>>22097852this exact stew one is the best flavor. green onions, rice cake or mochi, and a soft-boiled egg are my fav additions
>>22097915>OK enjoy your heart attack and ruined Americanized slop.This is literally what most of these Korean noodles are though, they're like 600 kcal a package and filled with crap that'll give you the shits worse than any American meal.
>>22097852>noodles with some prepackaged spice mix>bacon>oy vey why is it so salty?!Top kek, best of luck, OP!
