Tag Archives: takeout

Recipe: Instant Pot Hot and Sour Soup

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Yes, you can make Hot and Sour Soup in the Instant Pot that’s a pretty good facsimile of your favorite takeout Chinese. We started with this recipe from Jamie + Jacky and were initially disappointed but then we added lots … Continue reading →

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Too Good To Go

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Too Good To Go (TGTG) is an app that matches up restaurants looking to get rid of leftover food at the end of the day and consumers looking to score a bargain. You pay in advance for a mystery box—the … Continue reading →

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How to win at takeout during the pandemic

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Back in San Francisco for the first time since June, we tried a couple more high-end takeout options. This is defined as a meal with the quality and presentation you’d expect at a fine dining restaurant but packaged for service … Continue reading →

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My $46 takeout meal from Benu

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

As I planned a quick trip to San Francisco (with maximum safety precautions), I set my eye on the $46 takeout meal from Benu. People in San Francisco don’t mind paying for fine food, and in sit-down times Benu offers … Continue reading →

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Let’s make Chinese takeout at home!

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

In upstate New York, almost all Chinese takeout places are currently closed. A local paper surveyed them* and found that most were unable to get standard ingredients, like egg roll wrappers, that are shipped from the NYC area. Hopefully that … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chinese Takeout Sweet and Sour Pork, Hacked

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Order sweet and sour pork at my local Chinese takeout place, and you’ll get a product that looks like the picture at the bottom of this post: individual pieces of pork battered and fried, with a tub of fluorescent sweet … Continue reading →

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