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Questions tagged [restaurant-mimicry]

Questions with this tag should be about mimicking some existing dish, snack, drink, etc.

Questions with this tag should be about mimicking some existing dish, snack, drink, etc.

You ate or drank something you want to replicate. You should have already attempted mimicking it at least once, so you can add the exact thing you tried and the difference between your current result and your goal. Details on the dish are definitely helpful and should be included, since not everybody will know what you want to achieve.

These questions are not recipe requests, but more "method" requests.

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How to replicate Cerelac at home?

https://www.nestlebaby.com.au/products/dry-infant-cereal/cerelac-rice/ The contents says: "Rice": I can understand that they have ground the raw rice. Then is it supposed to be…
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Panda Express style Chow Mein

I find myself addicted to Chow Mein served at Panda Express, and have tried cooking it several times, failing each time. I have followed these…
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How can I approximate a Starbucks latte at home?

I'd like to save a little money by making my morning latte at home instead of buying it. But it seems like the barista does something beyond just mixing coffee and warm milk to result in that perfect latte. What ingredients go into a coffee-shop…
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How can I make the crust of my chicken pot pie crunchy?

I was wondering how to make the breading/crust on the top of a chicken pot pie really crunchy, not flaky, but crunchy and crispy. I know all the ingredients to make the topping in the first place. I just don't know what to add to give it that extra…
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What defines a gui chow dish in Chinese cuisine?

A restaurant near me makes a delicious dish they call Gui Chow Beef, which I want to reproduce. I've found some alternate spellings as "gui zhou" and even "aui zhau," but I've yet to find a recipe that represents what I've eaten. The beef is thinly…
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How can I recreate the Montgomery Inn "Cincinnati style" barbeque sauce at home?

I love Montgomery Inn barbeque sauce for its tangy/vinegar-y flavor, however it's often not in stock at the stores in my area. Does anyone know how I could achieve a similar flavor with a homemade sauce?
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Base gravy for British Indian food - is it useful at home?

The UK has a lot of 'Indian' restaurants, which tend to be staffed by people from Bangladesh. The menu will often have 100+ dishes available, which they need to cook using as few staff as possible, so it is my understanding that these will be made…
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Cream of Tomato with garlic + cilantro stalks aroma

I've been trying to crack this Cream of Tomato recipe for many decades now that is served in almost all Indian five star hotels and professionally managed kitchens. At the end when it's served, it has a strong and the most fragrant aroma of garlic,…
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How do I recreate a restaurant's sauce if I know the ingredients but not the ratios?

I recently ate at a Mexican restaurant with a delicious sauce. They were willing to sell it to me if I put in a special order, but they insisted it was so easy to make that I should just make it myself instead. I know the ingredients are jalapenos,…
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Method for caramelizing Goat Cheese Balls without Breading?

I was recently at a restaurant where I was served fried balls of goat cheese. They were white, oily, very slightly browned, and appeared to be without any breading. The outside of the balls were sweet. The texture was very soft and fairly…
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How to make raspberry donut filling

How do I duplicate the raspberry flavored jelly filling of Dunkin Donuts jelly donuts?
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How do I make this particular pizza dough?

I don't know how widespread this was, but I have found myself in the position of having to duplicate those sheet pizzas that used to be used for cafeteria work. It consisted of a dough layer, a sauce layer, a cheese layer and a sprinkling of either…
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How can I make this curry given my list of ingredients?

I'm trying to recreate a dish I had at Alinea a while ago. Their forum actually had a good start for this dish: The garnishes on the surface are Hawaiian volcanic salt, cucumber, garlic chips, fresh banana, young coconut, red onion, lime…
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Replicating Good Seasons brand Italian salad dressing dry mix

I use the dry mix in a ranch chicken recipe. I would like to make my own version from scratch. How would I go about trying to duplicate there recipe so to speak? I've looked at the list of ingredients on the package but I don't know what actually…
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How to make flavoured rice like uncle ben's chinese rice?

What can I add to my rice cooker to create a similar flavour? Also I find, rice comes out quite dry even when I put more water? There's a slight oily sheen to it. Will this help? Thanks heaps!
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