Chapter 94: Heavenly Demon Tomb (2)
The salty taste that scrapes the tongue, the sweet taste that makes your mouth pucker.
The spicy kick from the harmonious blend of green chili peppers, garlic, green onions, and onions.
And the savory umami created by dumping in MSG1, arrogantly named the foundation of flavor!
The sweet, salty, spicy, and hearty flavors of Korean cuisine were created by these four great elements.
But you see.
Salt is not cheap.
Sugar is very expensive.
Chili peppers, a spice from India that was a rather hot topic, was unfortunately unfamiliar outside of Sichuan.
MSG? Umami?
This was a taste of dedication that could only be obtained by simmering the bones of a beast for an excruciatingly long time until the bones turned mushy and the marrow completely melted!
It was humanity’s unique culinary art that couldn’t be dismissed as mere white powder.
So though Qing’s homesickness was represented by kimchi stew…