15
[DISCUSSION] perception of rancidity (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by connect@programming.dev to c/cooking@lemmy.world
11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I’ll read how a cooking oil will become rancid, or the oil in nuts, or the oil in whole-wheat flour. But I never notice. I never find that something has now become disgusting in that way.

(Although I’m not crazy about nuts to begin with, and I’ve never had a fresh one from a tree or anything, so it’s possible I’m reacting to something there.)

How much do you notice rancidity? Do the people around you detect it similarly?

Some discussions online mention rancidity in connection with supertasting, but I strongly suspect I am a supertaster because I have to go very light on most bitter ingredients, cut back on sugar in a recipe so it doesn’t just taste like sugar, find too much fat to be gross, and so on. [Reading about supertasting is such a blend of sadness and vindication. You mean grapefruits are genuinely supposed to taste good? And an avocado all by itself? And raw pineapple? Honestly?]

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

You know, when I used to go to stores that sell various fancy imported olive oils-- in bottles, I haven't tried the bulk bring-your-own-container ones-- I so often found the oil already rancid that I've just stopped going and wondered how they do business. But, now I wonder if it's like so many things where some people are just less sensitive to the flavor. I have to say, in oils it it's never so bad to me that I refuse to cook with it, but to drizzle it on salad or bread 'raw' would be gross. In nuts, it can really put me off, though, especially if the nuts seem stale in other ways. I'm also not a big fan of nuts generally, though. Rancid butter is another thing and I'll just throw it away. Happens at my parents' all the time because they don't refrigerate it and they live in a warm climate. My mom doesn't care about rancid butter but will complain all night about rancid olive oil if you put it on her salad. So I guess it's complicated. Or just kind of on the edge of being yucky, so other factors can take precedence.

[-] connect@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

When I’ve tried olive oils, I’ve always been indifferent to them and thought I almost might as well be using soybean oil. And people will say “you’re not buying a fancy enough one”, but it’s hard to imagine it could taste a dollar an ounce worth of wonderful. I did buy a cheap enough one once to think it smelled like acetone. “You have to get it this month of the year from this supplier who will probably send you a new enough batch and maybe nothing will happen to it in shipping” is tiring to think about.

[-] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I don't buy a lot of olive oil now because my family isn't into salads, which is pretty much the only thing I'd use the tasty cold press kind for. For refined oil to cook with, it makes no difference--the taste is very mild and I don't think it matters health wise.

this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2024
15 points (94.1% liked)

Cooking

6566 readers
54 users here now

Lemmy

Welcome to LW Cooking, a community for discussing all things related to food and cooking! We want this to be a place for members to feel safe to discuss and share everything they love about the culinary arts. Please feel free to take part and help our community grow!

Taken a nice photo of your creation? We highly encourage sharing with our friends over at !foodporn@lemmy.world.

Posts in this community must be food/cooking related and must have one of the "tags" below in the title.

We would like the use and number of tags to grow organically. For now, feel free to use a tag that isn't listed if you think it makes sense to do so. We are encouraging using tags to help organize and make browsing easier. As time goes on and users get used to tagging, we may be more strict but for now please use your best judgement. We will ask you to add a tag if you forget and we reserve the right to remove posts that aren't tagged after a time.

TAGS:

FORMAT:

[QUESTION] What are your favorite spices to use in soups?

Other Cooking Communities:

!bbq@lemmy.world - Lemmy.world's home for BBQ.

!foodporn@lemmy.world - Showcasing your best culinary creations.

!sousvide@lemmy.world - All things sous vide precision cooking.

!koreanfood@lemmy.world - Celebrating Korean cuisine!

While posting and commenting in this community, you must abide by the Lemmy.World Terms of Service: https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/

  1. Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, ableist, or advocating violence will be removed.
  2. Be civil: disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally insult others.
  3. Spam, self promotion, trolling, and bots are not allowed
  4. Shitposts and memes are allowed until they prove to be a problem.

Failure to follow these guidelines will result in your post/comment being removed and/or more severe actions. All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users. We ask that the users report any comment or post that violates the rules, and to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world
DimFisher@lemmy.world