Submitted by ZtephenGrackus t3_ycokc9 in food
emkay99 t1_itqa3uv wrote
Reply to comment by JTibbs in [Homemade] Pasta with vodka sauce. by ZtephenGrackus
Okay, thanks. I wasn't aware of alcohol acting as a deeper chemical catalyst. I cook with wine frequently, and I've cooked with rum (though I don't really like the taste of rum from a glass), and those, of course, add an extra taste to the dish -- but it's a taste of "themselves," if you follow what I mean. It's like adding any other ingredient. This is a whole different issue that I hadn't considered.
JTibbs t1_itqb3bm wrote
Vodkas used in a tomato cream sauce like that because of the lack of flavor, so it only serves to enhance and not impart a wine taste or additional sugars/caramel/etc.. a dry, very clean tasting white rum might be a substitute though.
Honestly, the purer the better. Ive had some white rums before that were basically indistinguishable from vodka.
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