Sentence:  You could just use <WSD>ordinary</WSD> shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; "often deprecatory".