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liuzhou

liuzhou

6 hours ago, weinoo said:

Walked over a few blocks today to resupply/replace a few ingredients in my fridge.

 

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If my memory serves me correctly (a stretch, I'll admit), these are very likely the same brands I used when I first started playing around in the kitchen with attempts at Chinese cooking. They were probably some of the few brands available, back in the 70s in Santa Barbara. They've fancied up the jars, but at less than $3 a piece, they're the anti-hipster stuff. They're so anti-hipster that they're actually cool.

 

Lee Kum Kee is the Heinz of Chinese cuisine. Bog standard sauces. There are much better brands. Guilin (an hour from here) people laugh at LKK's Guilin Chili Sauce. The centre one I don't know so well, but both companies are Hong Kong based (Koon Chun was founded in 1928; LKK in 1888), although I know LKK make their sauces in mainland China where the company started.

liuzhou

liuzhou

6 hours ago, weinoo said:

Walked over a few blocks today to resupply/replace a few ingredients in my fridge.

 

IMG_3767.thumb.jpeg.eb291e08008837ca1299572fdd74882d.jpeg

 

If my memory serves me correctly (a stretch, I'll admit), these are very likely the same brands I used when I first started playing around in the kitchen with attempts at Chinese cooking. They were probably some of the few brands available, back in the 70s in Santa Barbara. They've fancied up the jars, but at less than $3 a piece, they're the anti-hipster stuff. They're so anti-hipster that they're actually cool.

 

Lee Kum Kee is the Heinz of Chinese cuisine. Bog standard sauces. There are much better brands. Guilin (an hour from here) people laugh at LKK's Guilin Chili Sauce. The centre one I don't know, but both companies are Hong Kong based, although I know LKK make their sauces in mainland China.

liuzhou

liuzhou

6 hours ago, weinoo said:

Walked over a few blocks today to resupply/replace a few ingredients in my fridge.

 

IMG_3767.thumb.jpeg.eb291e08008837ca1299572fdd74882d.jpeg

 

If my memory serves me correctly (a stretch, I'll admit), these are very likely the same brands I used when I first started playing around in the kitchen with attempts at Chinese cooking. They were probably some of the few brands available, back in the 70s in Santa Barbara. They've fancied up the jars, but at less than $3 a piece, they're the anti-hipster stuff. They're so anti-hipster that they're actually cool.

 

Lee Kum Kee is the Heinz of Chinese cuisine. Bog standard sauces. There are much better brands. The centre one I don't know, but both companies are Hong Kong based, although I know LKK make their sauces in mainland China.

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