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Unless specifically asked to, don't bring foods based on cabbage or beets.Be courteous and consider bringing foods appropriate for vegetarians or for people with common food allergies. Every dish does not need to contain meat, bread, or cheese.Homemade is best, unless you're a bad cook. Know your skills.Nobody really likes those iced cookies from the grocery store bakery.Unless you are a very good and experienced cook, a potluck is not the time to try out a new recipe.It's okay to come if you don't have any money and can't bring a dish. People will pretend not to notice and they may send you home with leftovers. But it's not okay to bring nothing if you can afford to do so, even if it's just a package of napkins.

How does 'twice cooked pork' taste “better”?!!Sichuan ‘twice cooked pork' is on our restaurant's menu and we've two experienced cooks from Chengdu and other part of China wokking up Sichuan fare in our restaurant located in Kuala Lumpur.To get rid of the pork odor, the chunk of pork is boiled in water with spices such as ginger, cloves, star anise, salt. After that it goes into refrigeration to firm the meat. When there's an order it is cut into thin slices to be cooked again.The slices of pork is then returned to a wok and shallow fried in oil, along with some vegetables such as napa cabbage, leeks, chili peppers, onions, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic sprouts and scallions - along with doubanjiang chili paste made from fermented soy beans.There's a lot of robust flavours in ‘twice cooked pork,'’ which accounts for its popularity. I'd rather have a rasher of English back bacon.

Everyone is mentioning the mandolin for a good reason…Those things are Devil incarnate. It's not if you slice yourself, but when and how bad you do it. Your only guarantee of safety is to look at that thing, consider your life choices, and refuse to use it. I've only used one a few times, and they are straight up frightening to use. I would toss at least 1/4 of whatever food I was slicing. That put an end to me using it.A tomato and fruit slicer is also very dangerous……but the odds of you getting hurt bad are small since you’d have to put your hand in the wrong place and slam it with your other hand (it can happen easier than you think). The downside is that there is almost no safe way to carry one. You will get cut on these things. It's only a bite, but it messes up your day pretty bad. Hold it by the leg, you say? Yeah, try it when it’s covered in fruit juice.Last and definitely not least, respect the industrial mixer:Standing at 2 feet tall, this beast sits in silence and has one general job: make a night’s mashed potatoes. There is just something primal about this thing that’s hard to put your finger on. Maybe because it’s the most powerful machine in any kitchen, or that it looks so peaceful with no sharp parts. In any case, it would easily take off your hand. Legend has it that it can suck your entire body into it and whip you into a purée.I never seen anyone get harmed by this one, but I always sensed this one caused the most “fear” in a kitchen.