Why alcohol makes food taste better

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Why alcohol makes food taste better

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Ethan Chlebowski: Into the Multiverse

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@Miata822 11 ай бұрын

You missed one. Ethanol can react with certain organic acids (like lactic acid) to produce fruity esters.

@coaxl7940 11 ай бұрын

That falls under the second category, surely

@joaquimgianini1234 11 ай бұрын

This is the only answer that makes sense to me. Ethanol vaporizes too fast, even if it solutes some stuff, it’ll just evaporate and the molecules will be back at how they were

@ifuckedurmom 11 ай бұрын

@@joaquimgianini1234but you dont cook everything at temperatures where it does vaporise super fast, or add it at the same heat every time.

@joaquimgianini1234 11 ай бұрын

@@ifuckedurmom Ethanol boils at 78 C, what are you cooking under this temperature? You don’t even boil water at 78 C

@banana-sj6sm 11 ай бұрын

@@joaquimgianini1234 the moleccules don't just go back to the same way they were before since they've been dissolved out of the food and spread to the rest of the sauce/dish. And not all of the ethanol dissapears at boiling point, some of it can still be left over.

@seanlefevre1130 11 ай бұрын

I guess you could say this kind of relates to number two, but it also enhances flavors by dissolving all the flavor in the pan. We deglaze to dissolve all the spices and fat and browned/blackened goodness on the bottom of the pan, then reduce it down and evaporate off the alcohol. This can really help put more flavor back in.

@uog293 11 ай бұрын

You missed another which is that ethanol when added can incorporate the ingredients together in a larger volume but then evaporate leaving a smaller volume to have higher concentration of flavor

@Kokujou5 11 ай бұрын

you probably forgot the most common reason... you use alcoohol to deglace the pan. Alcohol is known to extract flavor. maybe that's also what you meant with reason #1. this is why you marinate spices or so in alcohol. like bourbon-vanilla. they suck out the flavor and once the ethanol evaporates all that's left is yumminess. oh and of course it's just so satisfying to watch your dish burn...

@Itcoy 11 ай бұрын

You don't have to use alcohol for deglazing, water is fine

@Kokujou5 11 ай бұрын

@@Itcoy sure but it makes it better ^^

@Itcoy 11 ай бұрын

probably ye @@Kokujou5

@Zen_Punk 11 ай бұрын

Another additional possibility - alcohol evaporates more easily than water, and can carry scents with it when it does. Since smell is a large part of taste, it can help to boost flavor by boosting smell

@elephantchessboard9060 11 ай бұрын

the faster evaporation can also help make fried goods basically fry in a shorter time when you use vodka instead of water, so it can make it crispier by evaporating faster

@dasati3168 Жыл бұрын

Used wine for frying onions and beer for making batter but I don’t think I’ve ever used vodka in anything

@Deutritium93 Жыл бұрын

Tequila for Carne Asada marinade.

@Fichtelslynkahoudn 11 ай бұрын

Vodka is an amazing tool to utilize the second stated effect of making flavors accessible without Adding any New ones that you might not want. Penne alla vodka springs to mind, where you Enhance a pasta sauce by Adding vodka.

@frostfallanimations7891 11 ай бұрын

Add a little vodka to your fish and chips batter. On top of it being a beer batter, it makes it super crisp.

@JonCodec 11 ай бұрын

Vodka is crazy good with tomato sauce! Brings out some lovely flavors (:

@williambarylo Жыл бұрын

Hey Ethan, I was wondering why so many bread videos on your channel. I'm Polish and Chleb in your name means "bread". Great recipes BTW.

@turkeyman631 11 ай бұрын

Ethan Breadowski

@bryangrunauer 11 ай бұрын

I imagined #3 but I FINALLY have an explanation for pasta Alla vodka. Thank you!

@itsthehandle 11 ай бұрын

Because it gets you fucked up. And everything tastes better when you're drunk.

@LilT2o00 Жыл бұрын

I put meatballs in my cup of Hennessy once. would recommend

@guillaumeguinard4470 11 ай бұрын

you will pay for your crimes

@clivenazareth7069 11 ай бұрын

@@guillaumeguinard4470Least based italian

@MilkTestingMan 11 ай бұрын

Oh he meant adding alcohol when cooking. I thought he meant to explain why drunk 3:00am food always tastes better.

@XanetheSurgeon 11 ай бұрын

thought he was gonna tell me why food tastes so much better when im drunk

@Aquablecs 11 ай бұрын

Great video, honestly very informative. Thank you!

@olcatgaming859 Жыл бұрын

Adding alcohol to eggnogs kill salmonella if let sit for a few days in the fridge

@Simkets 11 ай бұрын

In my native country, we have a very popular dish for children which uses rum as one of the key ingrediences 🤣😭 No wonder kids love it so much 😅😅

@knightofthetime 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for that. I thought it was just alcoholic in me that made me like those dishes better with wine lmao

@ReFoxBlue 11 ай бұрын

"Ethanol tastest bitter, therefore we will boil off the ethanol so its no longer in the dish" great

@OliveGardenWorker 11 ай бұрын

Because it gets me drunk

@Nicolas-cl1gq 11 ай бұрын

Ethan talking about ethanol is top

@Eli.Tiessen07 11 ай бұрын

Gabi Spring

@jmd9402 Жыл бұрын

remind me where I can find this recipe you used for the sauce?

@dreaming_of_you11 11 ай бұрын

Just figured out that 7 Days croissants have ethanol in them. I’m heartbroken - especially because children eat them a lot

@youreadisgracepod 11 ай бұрын

I thought this was going to address why food tastes better when I'm shithoused.

@jussimalmi9729 11 ай бұрын

Pro tip. If you have enough alcohol, you don't have to waste money on food.

@SirStrugglesAlot 11 ай бұрын

I just thought it makes you drunk so you can't tell even when the food is bad

@SynderNOfficial 11 ай бұрын

are u like 8 years old

@mikesmith7620 11 ай бұрын

I don't really drink these things, so what I could I replace then with?

@kingcrimson4133 11 ай бұрын

Adding alcohol to a dish doesn't make it alcoholic, it cooks away. If you have cooked with alcohol before and you don't like the flavor, then feel free not to use it. But if you haven't done it before, then don't knock it before you try it.

@dingus42 11 ай бұрын

to add, soy sauce is technically an alcoholic ingredient and like the others it cooks away too!

@SarimFaruque 11 ай бұрын

a dash of vinegar, any vinegar for extra brightness add it at the end

@Smile-lg6kd 11 ай бұрын

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@Junebug879 11 күн бұрын

Alcohol tastes so disgusting I never understood why people added it to food.

@GoldenXShark22 Жыл бұрын

amazing advice! which I will proceed to not use because I'm muslim😭

@vaevictis2789 Жыл бұрын

Alcohol does fully evaporate during cooking process though. No one eats boozy sauce or rague

@yeezet4592 11 ай бұрын

Only matters if you are consuming it as a drug. This is culinary and fine

@FatemaFantom 11 ай бұрын

@@yeezet4592 common misconception but actually not true

@yeezet4592 11 ай бұрын

@@FatemaFantom oranges are harem then.

@jiwanlal7149 11 ай бұрын

@@yeezet4592 how the fuck is an orange a harem? who is the harem protag? who is the girls

@shadowmann9 5 ай бұрын

Alcohol in cooking is way overrated. Too many other things work better for any chemical reactions, and the taste of alcohol is just not worth adding to foods. Notice how no foods which do not have western European roots use alcohol and have never used it even though it was available in their cultures? Why is this? Who first decided to put alcohol in their foods while cooking? Why did they do it? Also, it is a myth that it "burns off".

@shiney94 3 ай бұрын

Does it make children drunk if they eat it?

@Robin_kurd40 11 ай бұрын

This vodka will take you to hell

@MetamorphosisYa 11 ай бұрын

Yeah good usually tastes good when you’re shitfaced

@huginnandmuninn4865 11 ай бұрын

I want the vodka in my pasta sauce

@Speedynsight 11 ай бұрын

HARAM!!!!

@jiwanlal7149 11 ай бұрын

so msg? its vegan both hindus and muslims cant drink so msg is the way to go and it takes out more the of the flavour of food like alcohol

@Honeymoon1988 11 ай бұрын

Is that why? When I’ve been drinking food always taste amazing. Or on pills but we’re not going to go there right now lol

@zenreos3442 11 ай бұрын

A alcoholic human favorite foods be like:

@goober130 10 ай бұрын

Ah, free at last. O, Gabriel. Now dawns thy reckoning. And thy gore shall GLISTEN! Before the temples of man. Creature of steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom. But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are NOT forgotten. And thy punishment... Is DEATH!

@Fortunately_Existing 11 ай бұрын

Astaghfirullah brother

@TheRealVovan 11 ай бұрын

Same with driving. Alcohol makes it better

@Sweetgirl-ev6bs 6 ай бұрын

😂wtf

@Horseseseses 11 ай бұрын

i mean, since alcohol makes driving a lot more fun, the same logic can be applied to cooking!

@keyboardkween8744 11 ай бұрын

What the heck is a bananas foster?

@Dellvmnyam 11 ай бұрын

It doesn’t

@smlyblkct 11 ай бұрын

MSG

@bagelhunt 11 ай бұрын

4: You're just an alcoholic

@HanginInSF 11 ай бұрын

Yup, add alcohol to cook!

@jetrifle4209 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I've always though adding alcohol makes it taste like sht

@leomessi91011 11 ай бұрын

Your just addicted.

@fafmundo4449 11 ай бұрын

Bro forgot to upload the KZfaq video

@Fogofwar99 11 ай бұрын

Haram bro

@SynderNOfficial 11 ай бұрын

not everyone is muslim bro

@dingus42 11 ай бұрын

Nah alcohol cooks away, if you think food alcohol is haram then you can't even eat soy sauce or other fermented foods bro

@werewoof4056 11 ай бұрын

@@dingus42how can i tell if the alcohol cooks away when cooking? Fermented food and vinegar is basically past its alcohol state, thats why muslims can consume it

@Randomguy-fi5bt 11 ай бұрын

@@werewoof4056because it's boiling point is 78°C?

@VexLooter 8 ай бұрын

@@dingus42 Doesn't make it halal.

@hairymcclairy3694 11 ай бұрын

im sorry but if you have acidity in your wine it's not wine

@AliciaWeatherholt 11 ай бұрын

I’m making red wine mushroom gravy with polenta asap after watching this

@SarimFaruque 11 ай бұрын

Muslims be like:

@xaden606 Жыл бұрын

Alcohol is a no bueno Jesus loves you all!

@JohnHausser Жыл бұрын

It’s cool that you have an imaginary friend 😊

@xaden606 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnHausser not imaginary brother, He’s real!

@FalseDK Жыл бұрын

@@JohnHausser💀💀

@spitfire3311 Жыл бұрын

@@xaden606yep you just can’t see, hear or question him. sounds real to me. I’ve got an invisible fire breathing dragon in my garage as well. also this video is about cooking with alcohol, not drinking it.

@xaden606 Жыл бұрын

@@spitfire3311 do you claim to show love to people? like would you say you’re respectful of others?