Here’s lobster resort to earn minimum wage. Let’s face it, in this economy, lobsters are reserved for really, really special occasions. But with imitation crab like this, who even needs real lobsters? And since fake lobsters don’t come with shells for stock, instant stocks are perfect substitutes full of MSG. I mean, umami. And can I ask, does anyone know what bay leaves actually do? I feel like they make zero difference, but I add them anyway to stocks because everyone tells me to. It’s a shame I can’t cheap out any further on rice, though, except pardon white wine for delazing. But remember, we’re on minimum wage. Anyway, the imitation lobster might be fake as heck, but it still tasted more like lobster than plant-based meat ever pretended to taste like beef so

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  1. Bay leaves do impart a subtle flavour, next time u use one (and it is fully saturated/rehydrated) try taking it out and sucking on it, it’s kinda like, herby? Mixed with vine leaf

  2. Toss a bay leaf into a rice cooker with white rice and don’t season it, that’s how you can tell what the base flavor of the bay leaf itself is.

  3. I can't relate give me ten minutes to walk into my local sea and I can get one everyday😂 the luxury of being able to dive and living next to a beach

  4. Whenever people tell me they dunno what bayleaf even adds to a dish, I just tell them to make it into tea because after that I swear you can always taste wether it’s in a dish or not

  5. You're kidding yourself if you think imitation crab tastes more like Lobster then plant based beef tasting like beef

  6. make 2 batches of the same thing and leave bay leaf out of one. its hard to put your finger on but everyone in my family could guess the bay leaf one. ive heard it described as "rounding out the flavor" of heavily umami dishes. Also, i much prefer the flavor of bay leaves from indian grocery stores