A Magic Delicious Secret
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
Philippines
July 30, 2022 10:57pm CST
When I cook at home, I frequently use a packet called "Magic Sarap." The word "sarap" means delectable. Taglish is a blend of Tagalog and English. Filipinos have enjoyed doing this even since the Americans colonized them in the past. Naturally, if fully translated into English, it would read "Magic Delicious." This is their trick for enhancing the flavor of some dishes. Some Filipinos, perhaps those who lack the same level of cooking confidence as I have, cannot live without the spice granules known as "Magic Sarap" when they cook.
Do you have any secrets about cooking?
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@Adie04 (17360)
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1 Aug 22
@Shavkat About seasonings, I will sometimes add them at home because I know what seasonings I put.
But mostly only salt, and paprika. Pepper, no. One time eat, still okay. Two times add in the food, I will go cough and flu already; signs of food intolerance/allergic. But if take away from restaurants, I don't ask them to put anything because I am a food allergic, especially seasonings.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
31 Jul 22
Wow. That's somewhat an added spice to cooked for something.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
31 Jul 22
@Shavkat Yes. The one that we're using right now is Nam Nam. The cheaper version of Magic Sarap.
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@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
1 Aug 22
@luisga814 I agree. I think it does not matter what brain we are going to use.
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@RebeccasFarm (86759)
• United States
31 Jul 22
I really do not have any secrets for cooking.
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@RebeccasFarm (86759)
• United States
31 Jul 22
@Shavkat I would love to see how you cook.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
1 Aug 22
Fresh ingredients, when I have them are what I prefer, but if it's winter here, I will make do with dried ingredients. Most things I use my own blend of spices and condiments while I'm cooking. (I use sour cream in some dishes that have meat in them as well as a bit of soy sauce to give the food "energy". I also use mustard when cooking meat dishes. Nothing tastes as good as mustard cooked into a meat dish!)
It's just whatever I think will taste best in the dish I'm cooking. I've never had complaints about my cooking, so it must be okay-ish. 
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
1 Aug 22
@Shavkat I've been cooking for my family for 45 years now. When you've been cooking that long, you'll be really good at it, too. (I've always liked to cook and my mom encouraged me to experiment with spices and different veggies since I started cooking when I was 13 years old.)
Mom always said the worst that could happen was that nobody would like what I cooked and if that happened, give them the pot and tell them to cook for themselves.
@snowy22315 (169910)
• United States
1 Aug 22
I don't think it has made it to this corner of the world
@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
1 Aug 22
Sometimes when I use Magic Sarap I lessen the use of salt and MSG. I like cooking with patis
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Aug 22
It's my sister cook at home. She uses magic sarap.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
31 Jul 22
At first I thought it was a plastic wrap, but now I see it's spices. I've never heard of it before.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
31 Jul 22
We shy away from it because of its negative effect on health. But since we buy food outside we might be consuming it nevertheless.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
31 Jul 22
Ohh my mom mostly use this one. and it is really a great ingredients.
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