| Your grandma did it, your ma did it, and now | | | | home. Quite a few of them even meet with success. |
| probably you are doing it too. I am speaking of | | | | And what do they do when they hit jackpot with |
| reverse engineering. No, I am not indicating any | | | | these how to easily cook then at home? Most of |
| high-tech geek stuff here. I am only talking about | | | | them will keep these secret themselves and jealously |
| something most women and some men all over the | | | | guard them too. But, a very few of these especially |
| world do, cooking. If you have knowledge about | | | | talented people will not mind distributing the spoils of |
| cooking, you will always try to reverse engineer the | | | | their loot over the Internet. There are forums on the |
| dishes that you taste, consciously or subconsciously. | | | | Internet where such people come together and |
| You reverse engineer when you try to construct the | | | | discuss the recipes they have managed to recreate |
| recipe of a delicious dish that you get to sample. . | | | | just from the taste and look of it. If you stumble |
| How many times have you thought, "Hey, this | | | | upon these places, you will be amazed to see the |
| pudding really tastes good? I am sure that flavor was | | | | kinds of recipes that are available. Recipes for the |
| of cardamom." or "What gave this goulash its fine | | | | dishes that restaurants charge hundreds of dollars |
| texture, was it a mash of broccoli? Or was that | | | | per head are freely available on the Internet. If your |
| cauliflower?" When you think that way, you are | | | | eyes are popping out already, put them back right in. |
| reverse engineering the dish. And most probably, you | | | | You will need them when you attempt these recipes |
| will try preparing it at home just to get it out of your | | | | in your kitchen and surprise people whom you feed. |
| system. There's a legion of people who diligently | | | | The fruits of other people's reverse engineered labor |
| follow this as a hobby. They eat in restaurants and | | | | could be yours for almost nothing at all. Just imagine |
| try to reverse engineer the recipes that they like at | | | | how the gang will react when you whip up one of |
| home. It may take them several trials, and even a lot | | | | these secret delicious dishes in your own little kitchen |
| of expense, but this is a passion with these unique | | | | and serve it to them. One place where you can get |
| hobbyists. Most of them won't let go until they are | | | | such reverse engineered secret restaurant recipes is |
| able to correctly duplicate the recipe. You will be | | | | delicious dishes archive. There are hundreds of others |
| surprised to know that such kitchen enthusiasts visit | | | | probably, but this is the one I know of and use in my |
| hot gourmet restaurants just to get a taste of what | | | | own restaurant. |
| they are preparing and make the same thing at | | | | |