/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14676916
As character, flavour develops with time.

>>14676916
because you're literally putting the chill in chili

>>14676916
it activates more capsaicin

there could be a few things happening here, but i'll tell you my favorite pet theory.

basically, your brain filters out information that is repetitive. it's part of the reason why you can't smell yourself, but you can smell other people. or why a guest in your home is annoyed at some sound that you have long ago filtered out.

you may have heard "the best meal is the one you don't have to cook yourself" and there's some truth here. the more you spend time around a pot of chili, the less you will taste of it.

weeks later you thaw out the chili and it goes straight from the microwave to a bowl.

the satisfaction of having basically free food + absence of olfactory fatigue = better tasting food

>>14676960
I find it impossible to enjoy a meal when I cook it for my family. I can only enjoy food when I reheat something or order take-out. I think doing work makes me lose my appetite.

>>14676916
Maybe freezing it encourage breakdown of cell walls as the water inside everything freezes and crystallizes.
>>14676960
To me the appeal of chili (or any slow homecooked meal) is that you're around and smelling it and waiting for the moment when you finally get to try it. Works the best if you don't eat lunch that day.

>>14676960
>t's part of the reason why you can't smell yourself
I can smell myself...

>>14676916
the ice crystals break down the beans and change the texture

>>14676997
then you need to shower bro

>>14676916
freezing and thawing further breaks down the foods.
same reason it's not ready until the 3rd day.

>>14676916
Same with most red sauces, they benefit from at least a day or two of sitting, but freezing/unfreezing helps break down things a little more.

>>14676916
long lost bogdanov cousin ?

>>14676916
your mouth can not taste flavor as strongly when it is hot

>>14676916
Is that Sohla before she joined BA?

>>14676960
Good theory. I buy that shit.

>>14677090
No this is

>>14676960
a quality post...? on /ck/...?

>>14677064
looks like a south american bog

>>14676916
Like He-Man and China got drunk one night and had a love child.

>>14677090

>>14676919
>>14676960
>>14677008
I just realized I should have some frozen chili that’s been in there for like a month
But these are probably the best answers

Give me the quick rundown

>>14676916
Is that the person that shut down Bon Appetit?