Why alcohol makes food taste better

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  • @Miata822
    @Miata822 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    You missed one. Ethanol can react with certain organic acids (like lactic acid) to produce fruity esters.

    • @coaxl7940
      @coaxl7940 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      That falls under the second category, surely

    • @joaquimgianini1234
      @joaquimgianini1234 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is the only answer that makes sense to me. Ethanol vaporizes too fast, even if it solutes some stuff, it’ll just evaporate and the molecules will be back at how they were

    • @ifuckedurmom
      @ifuckedurmom ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@joaquimgianini1234but you dont cook everything at temperatures where it does vaporise super fast, or add it at the same heat every time.

    • @joaquimgianini1234
      @joaquimgianini1234 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ifuckedurmom Ethanol boils at 78 C, what are you cooking under this temperature? You don’t even boil water at 78 C

    • @banana-sj6sm
      @banana-sj6sm ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@joaquimgianini1234 the moleccules don't just go back to the same way they were before since they've been dissolved out of the food and spread to the rest of the sauce/dish. And not all of the ethanol dissapears at boiling point, some of it can still be left over.

  • @seanlefevre1130
    @seanlefevre1130 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I guess you could say this kind of relates to number two, but it also enhances flavors by dissolving all the flavor in the pan. We deglaze to dissolve all the spices and fat and browned/blackened goodness on the bottom of the pan, then reduce it down and evaporate off the alcohol. This can really help put more flavor back in.

  • @uog293
    @uog293 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You missed another which is that ethanol when added can incorporate the ingredients together in a larger volume but then evaporate leaving a smaller volume to have higher concentration of flavor

  • @dasati3168
    @dasati3168 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Used wine for frying onions and beer for making batter but I don’t think I’ve ever used vodka in anything

    • @Deutritium93
      @Deutritium93 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tequila for Carne Asada marinade.

    • @Fichtelslynkahoudn
      @Fichtelslynkahoudn ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vodka is an amazing tool to utilize the second stated effect of making flavors accessible without Adding any New ones that you might not want. Penne alla vodka springs to mind, where you Enhance a pasta sauce by Adding vodka.

    • @frostfallanimations7891
      @frostfallanimations7891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Add a little vodka to your fish and chips batter. On top of it being a beer batter, it makes it super crisp.

    • @JonCodec
      @JonCodec ปีที่แล้ว

      Vodka is crazy good with tomato sauce! Brings out some lovely flavors (:

  • @bryangrunauer
    @bryangrunauer ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I imagined #3 but I FINALLY have an explanation for pasta Alla vodka. Thank you!

  • @Zen_Punk
    @Zen_Punk ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Another additional possibility - alcohol evaporates more easily than water, and can carry scents with it when it does. Since smell is a large part of taste, it can help to boost flavor by boosting smell

    • @elephantchessboard9060
      @elephantchessboard9060 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the faster evaporation can also help make fried goods basically fry in a shorter time when you use vodka instead of water, so it can make it crispier by evaporating faster

  • @williambarylo
    @williambarylo ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hey Ethan, I was wondering why so many bread videos on your channel. I'm Polish and Chleb in your name means "bread". Great recipes BTW.

  • @itsthehandle
    @itsthehandle ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Because it gets you fucked up. And everything tastes better when you're drunk.

  • @Kokujou5
    @Kokujou5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    you probably forgot the most common reason...
    you use alcoohol to deglace the pan. Alcohol is known to extract flavor. maybe that's also what you meant with reason #1. this is why you marinate spices or so in alcohol. like bourbon-vanilla. they suck out the flavor and once the ethanol evaporates all that's left is yumminess.
    oh and of course it's just so satisfying to watch your dish burn...

    • @Itcoy
      @Itcoy ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't have to use alcohol for deglazing, water is fine

    • @Kokujou5
      @Kokujou5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Itcoy sure but it makes it better ^^

    • @Itcoy
      @Itcoy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      probably ye @@Kokujou5

  • @LilT2o00
    @LilT2o00 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I put meatballs in my cup of Hennessy once. would recommend

  • @Aquablecs
    @Aquablecs ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great video, honestly very informative. Thank you!

  • @XanetheSurgeon
    @XanetheSurgeon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thought he was gonna tell me why food tastes so much better when im drunk

  • @olcatgaming859
    @olcatgaming859 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Adding alcohol to eggnogs kill salmonella if let sit for a few days in the fridge

  • @MilkTestingMan
    @MilkTestingMan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh he meant adding alcohol when cooking. I thought he meant to explain why drunk 3:00am food always tastes better.

  • @Simkets
    @Simkets ปีที่แล้ว

    In my native country, we have a very popular dish for children which uses rum as one of the key ingrediences 🤣😭 No wonder kids love it so much 😅😅

  • @knightofthetime
    @knightofthetime ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for that. I thought it was just alcoholic in me that made me like those dishes better with wine lmao

  • @ReFoxBlue
    @ReFoxBlue ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Ethanol tastest bitter, therefore we will boil off the ethanol so its no longer in the dish" great

  • @jmd9402
    @jmd9402 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    remind me where I can find this recipe you used for the sauce?

  • @mikesmith7620
    @mikesmith7620 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't really drink these things, so what I could I replace then with?

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Adding alcohol to a dish doesn't make it alcoholic, it cooks away. If you have cooked with alcohol before and you don't like the flavor, then feel free not to use it. But if you haven't done it before, then don't knock it before you try it.

    • @dingus42
      @dingus42 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      to add, soy sauce is technically an alcoholic ingredient and like the others it cooks away too!

    • @SarimFaruque
      @SarimFaruque ปีที่แล้ว

      a dash of vinegar, any vinegar for extra brightness
      add it at the end

  • @Nicolas-cl1gq
    @Nicolas-cl1gq ปีที่แล้ว

    Ethan talking about ethanol is top

  • @shiney94
    @shiney94 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does it make children drunk if they eat it?

  • @OliveGardenWorker
    @OliveGardenWorker ปีที่แล้ว

    Because it gets me drunk

  • @SirStrugglesAlot
    @SirStrugglesAlot ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just thought it makes you drunk so you can't tell even when the food is bad

  • @Smile-lg6kd
    @Smile-lg6kd ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Haaaaaaaarrrrrrrrraaaaaamammmmm❤❤❤

  • @dreaming_of_you11
    @dreaming_of_you11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just figured out that 7 Days croissants have ethanol in them. I’m heartbroken - especially because children eat them a lot

  • @MetamorphosisYa
    @MetamorphosisYa ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah good usually tastes good when you’re shitfaced

  • @Eli.Tiessen07
    @Eli.Tiessen07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gabi Spring

  • @jussimalmi9729
    @jussimalmi9729 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pro tip. If you have enough alcohol, you don't have to waste money on food.

  • @shadowmann9
    @shadowmann9 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alcohol in cooking is way overrated. Too many other things work better for any chemical reactions, and the taste of alcohol is just not worth adding to foods. Notice how no foods which do not have western European roots use alcohol and have never used it even though it was available in their cultures? Why is this? Who first decided to put alcohol in their foods while cooking? Why did they do it? Also, it is a myth that it "burns off".

  • @Honeymoon1988
    @Honeymoon1988 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that why? When I’ve been drinking food always taste amazing. Or on pills but we’re not going to go there right now lol

  • @huginnandmuninn4865
    @huginnandmuninn4865 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want the vodka in my pasta sauce

  • @Speedynsight
    @Speedynsight ปีที่แล้ว +4

    HARAM!!!!

    • @jiwanlal7149
      @jiwanlal7149 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so msg? its vegan
      both hindus and muslims cant drink so msg is the way to go
      and it takes out more the of the flavour of food like alcohol

  • @Fortunately_Existing
    @Fortunately_Existing ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Astaghfirullah brother

  • @Robin_kurd40
    @Robin_kurd40 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This vodka will take you to hell

  • @zenreos3442
    @zenreos3442 ปีที่แล้ว

    A alcoholic human favorite foods be like:

  • @goober130
    @goober130 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah, free at last. O, Gabriel. Now dawns thy reckoning. And thy gore shall GLISTEN! Before the temples of man. Creature of steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom. But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are NOT forgotten. And thy punishment... Is DEATH!

  • @GoldenXShark22
    @GoldenXShark22 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    amazing advice! which I will proceed to not use because I'm muslim😭

    • @vaevictis2789
      @vaevictis2789 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Alcohol does fully evaporate during cooking process though. No one eats boozy sauce or rague

    • @yeezet4592
      @yeezet4592 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Only matters if you are consuming it as a drug. This is culinary and fine

    • @FatemaFantom
      @FatemaFantom ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@yeezet4592 common misconception but actually not true

    • @yeezet4592
      @yeezet4592 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FatemaFantom oranges are harem then.

    • @jiwanlal7149
      @jiwanlal7149 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@yeezet4592 how the fuck is an orange a harem? who is the harem protag? who is the girls

  • @Junebug879
    @Junebug879 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alcohol tastes so disgusting I never understood why people added it to food.

  • @TheRealVovan
    @TheRealVovan ปีที่แล้ว

    Same with driving. Alcohol makes it better

  • @keyboardkween8744
    @keyboardkween8744 ปีที่แล้ว

    What the heck is a bananas foster?

  • @Horseseseses
    @Horseseseses ปีที่แล้ว

    i mean, since alcohol makes driving a lot more fun, the same logic can be applied to cooking!

  • @bagelhunt
    @bagelhunt ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4: You're just an alcoholic

    • @HanginInSF
      @HanginInSF ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, add alcohol to cook!

  • @Dellvmnyam
    @Dellvmnyam ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It doesn’t

  • @jetrifle4209
    @jetrifle4209 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I've always though adding alcohol makes it taste like sht

  • @fafmundo4449
    @fafmundo4449 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro forgot to upload the TH-cam video

  • @smlyblkct
    @smlyblkct ปีที่แล้ว

    MSG

  • @Fogofwar99
    @Fogofwar99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haram bro

    • @SynderNOfficial
      @SynderNOfficial ปีที่แล้ว

      not everyone is muslim bro

    • @dingus42
      @dingus42 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah alcohol cooks away, if you think food alcohol is haram then you can't even eat soy sauce or other fermented foods bro

    • @werewoof4056
      @werewoof4056 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dingus42how can i tell if the alcohol cooks away when cooking? Fermented food and vinegar is basically past its alcohol state, thats why muslims can consume it

    • @Randomguy-fi5bt
      @Randomguy-fi5bt ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@werewoof4056because it's boiling point is 78°C?

    • @VexLooter
      @VexLooter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dingus42 Doesn't make it halal.

  • @leomessi91011
    @leomessi91011 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your just addicted.

  • @Hairy_McClairy
    @Hairy_McClairy ปีที่แล้ว

    im sorry but if you have acidity in your wine it's not wine

  • @AliciaWeatherholt
    @AliciaWeatherholt ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m making red wine mushroom gravy with polenta asap after watching this

  • @SarimFaruque
    @SarimFaruque ปีที่แล้ว

    Muslims be like:

  • @madzyadzy07
    @madzyadzy07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Multiverse?

  • @EzekielDeLaCroix
    @EzekielDeLaCroix ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those poor Muslims...

  • @xaden606
    @xaden606 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Alcohol is a no bueno Jesus loves you all!

    • @JohnHausser
      @JohnHausser ปีที่แล้ว +169

      It’s cool that you have an imaginary friend 😊

    • @xaden606
      @xaden606 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@JohnHausser not imaginary brother, He’s real!

    • @FalseDK
      @FalseDK ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@JohnHausser💀💀

    • @spitfire3311
      @spitfire3311 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@xaden606yep you just can’t see, hear or question him. sounds real to me. I’ve got an invisible fire breathing dragon in my garage as well. also this video is about cooking with alcohol, not drinking it.

    • @xaden606
      @xaden606 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@spitfire3311 do you claim to show love to people? like would you say you’re respectful of others?

  • @BuriedDimension
    @BuriedDimension ปีที่แล้ว

    muslims punching air rn lol