Funny quote i just heard
" you don't want people to taste something and say: "oh... nutmeg.""
i don't know why that made me laugh when i heard it. but it seemed so funny.
we're watching a julia child cooking dvd (yes, we're that kind of nerdy). Cat recently fell asleep in the chair, and i'm listening to her make this spinach pastry thing. there's an onion cream sauce in the thing and she added salt and pepper and then this tiny bit of nutmeg. she said it's really "just a speck." because you don't want people to taste something and say: "oh... nutmeg"
i don't know why that is. but i suppose it's mostly true. the only other things i can think of that involve nutmeg also involve other spices (usually cinnamon, cardamom, and or cloves) and the things you're supposed to taste are not generally the nutmeg. i can imagine if you're putting nutmeg in with onions and milk you really don't want to taste it and think "what is it about this onion sauce that reminds me of apple pie? oh, nutmeg!"
i hope that's not funny to anyone else. i'll be done now.
i don't know why that made me laugh when i heard it. but it seemed so funny.
we're watching a julia child cooking dvd (yes, we're that kind of nerdy). Cat recently fell asleep in the chair, and i'm listening to her make this spinach pastry thing. there's an onion cream sauce in the thing and she added salt and pepper and then this tiny bit of nutmeg. she said it's really "just a speck." because you don't want people to taste something and say: "oh... nutmeg"
i don't know why that is. but i suppose it's mostly true. the only other things i can think of that involve nutmeg also involve other spices (usually cinnamon, cardamom, and or cloves) and the things you're supposed to taste are not generally the nutmeg. i can imagine if you're putting nutmeg in with onions and milk you really don't want to taste it and think "what is it about this onion sauce that reminds me of apple pie? oh, nutmeg!"
i hope that's not funny to anyone else. i'll be done now.
2 Comments:
I guess nutmeg is used alot in savory dishes...Rachel Rey uses it a lot and I've seen other cooks do it too, but just a pinch they say. I like the idea of changing it from "Oh...nutmeg." to "Oh nutmeg!" like oh crap but with a culinary flare...
"oh Crap!" ? that might be hilarious too. i'm entertained. we watched some more of julia child last night and she was frying potatoes.. i can't eat that.. but it was very nice to watch. she didn't say anything i remember though.. so i guess not as good as last time.
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