Aromatic Holy Trinities in Various Cuisines
Other things to mix and match include shallots and various bell peppers.
nine things tagged “cooking”
On Garlic
“Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime. Old garlic, burnt garlic, garlic cut too long ago and garlic that has been tragically smashed through one of those abominations, the garlic press, are all disgusting. Please treat you…
You Cannot Overcook Mushrooms
Note that you can certainly burn them. That’s not ‘cooking’, however. The key here is that mushroom cell walls are composed of chitin which is far more heat-stable by virtue of the structures it forms, compared to pectin which is what you’d find in veggies1. In this video, Dan Souza explains all thi…
The Holy Trinity of Thai Food
Are Galangal, Kaffir Lime Leaves, and Lemongrass. According to Pailin Chongchitnant, whose YouTube channel I enjoy greatly.…
Ottoman Food
I found out I am to thank the Ottomans for a lot of my favorite things to eat and drink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGKrKJ1iKtg Baklava (which dates back two thousand years, to the Assyrian Empire) Coffee made the Right Way™ The modern kebab Shawarma Sherbet Dolma (stuffed food) and Sarma (wra…
Marco Pierre White considers a Chicken Curry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJiMpiMa7ug “Nidhi: In thirty-five years of being in this industry, I’ve never seen a dish look like that… taste so good. It’s delicious.”…
The Tornado Omelette
I have found a new thing I’m going to turn into scrambled eggs repeatedly until I get it right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXi8BE7Wo0 See also: more omelettes.…
The Omelette
She… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioH53m2cod4 made me feel like years of practicing this… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10etP1p2bU were in vain. This guy attempts the ‘Pepin Omelette’ with fantastic results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__zptEU9vE and this chef is from another dimension (st…