Thread 21524408

I can smell them but I can't taste them.

>>21524408 (OP)
Use more. Add them to hot oil and butter in the pan. You don't just put it on stuff like salt. Cook it into the food. Mix it with salt and pepper and crush it up more and get it hot and wet or hot and greasy.
You will taste it.

>>21524408 (OP)
Depends on the herb. Hardier herbs like thyme, oregano, sage and rosemary are fine. More delicate ones like basil or parsley aren't very good, they really needs to be fresh.
If your dried herbs don't have any flavour though, check their freshness. They do lose a lot of flavour sitting around in the pantry for years. Try to cycle them out every few months.

wyypipo be like damn dis spiicy

Dried thyme is a scam

I am trying to make dirty rice without the box mix and none of my dried spices are making a difference.

>>21524408 (OP)
Yeah, a 4000 year-old scam.

theres a reason good restaurants use a bouquet of fresh herbs tied together which is boiled to release the flavors and then removed

using enough of dried herbs will impact flavor if the base sauce is simple, like a tomato sauce that gets dried basil & oregano added to it.
you have to avoid using too much because it adds bad flavor to the food with astringnet or stuffy qualities + dried herbs can degrade the mouth feel because the dry fibres are hard and dont dissolve at all

>>21524434
So far the only one I can taste is cumin and celery seeds.

>>21524408 (OP)
you're not supposed to eat them straight, op.
you're supposed to cook them into things.

>>21524416
this, you need to "activate" the dried spices and seasonings in oil first

>>21524416
>>21524906
OK so it's a scam?

>>21524912
How the fuck is that a scam? Are you one of these inept cunts who thinks everyone is out to get you because you're so fucking stupid you can't do basic things?

>>21524934
Haha no, I was just being an asshole.

>>21524408 (OP)
Every spice and herb needs to be used differently. For example: garlic powder is to be added at the end of the cook because heat will ruin it and you won't taste it. Most dried herbs are a scam. They don't taste or have the potency of their fresh counterparts. The longer you cook the more you'll notice yourself gravitate towards fresher spices and ingredients.

>>21524416
>You don't just put it on stuff like salt
not me eating salted parsley for dinner while the haters mald

What? I taste them all the time on pizza and pasta. What's wrong with you?

>>21524408 (OP)
Are you activating them by humidifying them before use?

>>21525089
>posted it again

>>21524408 (OP)
Best thing to do with dried herbs and spices, is to toast them and caramelize them with your mirepoix, right at the end when the mirepoix is just about done. Or just onions, if the recipe calls for just onions, you catch my drift here, yeah? Much more effective than simply dumping them into your pot.

>>21525103
Don't do this to dried garlic or pepper though, it tastes horribly bitter. Other than that, based advice. Also, powdered pepper is the biggest scam in the world. Why do white people buy that shit?

>>21525106
I don't use dried garlic, I always use fresh. I disagree with the pepper, I like the flavor of slightly burnt black pepper.

>>21524408 (OP)
Those are herbs, don't burn them but also give them enough time to reconstitute

They lose potency . Store them in a cool dark place and date them if your want.

>>21524408 (OP)
You know how dried vegetables and mushrooms need to be rehydrated when you use em? Spices are kinda similar. You throw them in while you're cooking, not when you're done. The heat and whatnot brings out their flavor more

>>21524408 (OP)
> Are dried spices a scam?

yes

>>21525573
THE WHITE WOMAN STARE

>>21525101
Your point? It's relevant to the discussion.

>>21524408 (OP)
yes, enjoy your extra lead poors

>>21525089
mmm microplastics

>>21524434
fucking jews

The problem is that some herbs takes a while for the dried herbs to really get absorbed. So if you throw them in last seconds, yeah maybe it won't do much. But wait 10-15 minutes or so and it'll be fine.

>>21524441
yeah I bet you don't have a problem tasting cum in your mouth

>>21524408 (OP)
>>21525573
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/how-to-bloom-spices-5198051
hahaha the retard doesn't know how to bloom or open spices

>>21528288
Ok so, people are saying spices have fat-soluble compounds in them, and maybe that's true, but by cooking them in oil you are just gonna toast them into crisp, and at that point it's just burnt plant matter. Also, there's clearly also tons of water soluble stuff in herbs.
Based on some rando's test on youtube, if you put in spices in the beginning, the volatile compounds are gonna evaporate away by the time the food is ready and putting them just before finishing gives more aromatic flavor.
If I apply my my tea making knowledge to spices, then all the best and most characteristic flavors are extracted in the beginning, and longer brewing only makes it more bitter. Also, prolonged boiling destroys polyphenols. So in general I would say it's better to not overcook or burn the spices. Also, I'm a bit skeptical whether dry oil without water will extract everything you can. Water is very good solvent. Personally, I would add spices with small amount of water when close to finishing up. Maybe with the fat mixed in with water, the oil might help extract and absorb some of the flavor compounds as a bonus.
Also, like with tea, I think that the quality and freshness of the spices matters a lot. I've occasionally tried to buy some cheap shit, and it's pretty much unrecognizable level of shit.

>>21525606
>mexicans are white

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