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How Just 8 Flavors Have Defined American Cuisine
NPR ^ | 12/6 | Alan Yu

Posted on 12/06/2016 10:33:08 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

LOL...who knows?


41 posted on 12/06/2016 11:54:35 PM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Not to mention the fact that “curry” is not a flavor any more than “soup” is a flavor.

There are as many curries as stars in the sky.


42 posted on 12/06/2016 11:55:36 PM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: Daffynition

It was a GIGANTIC ingredient and counts far MORE than stupid MSG, which has NO flavor at all and was introduced in the mid 20th century as a food enhancer and preservative.


43 posted on 12/06/2016 11:55:47 PM PST by nopardons
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To: cynwoody

AFAIK, it’s a 21rst century “foodie” thing, that hipsters were into maybe 8 years ago and some still are. I’ve never had it and shan’t ever taste it.


44 posted on 12/06/2016 11:57:55 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Daffynition

And I always have a bottle of pure maple syrup from Vermont! I swearI am not a liberal! Just love that flavor. It is an Americana flavor IMHO.

I have about 50 spices/herbs/flavorings that I use.


45 posted on 12/06/2016 11:58:02 PM PST by Slip18 (Pickles got pickled!)
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To: shibumi
Curried anything is NOT a "biggie" in America.

Yes, Indians have it and uses curry powder here, so do Brit transplants and those who have eaten Indian food and actonce aagin "fashioually like that stuff; however, it is NOT now, nor was it EVER a big deal in American cooking!

Chilli powder? Okay, in Texas and other Southwest states.

OTOH, paprika ( which the vast majority of American mispronounce ) is most assuredly a staple in American cooking; especially now, that deviled eggs are once again fashionable.

46 posted on 12/07/2016 12:02:22 AM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons
Me, either!😂
47 posted on 12/07/2016 12:02:32 AM PST by Slip18 (Pickles got pickled!)
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To: Slip18

SPOT ON !


48 posted on 12/07/2016 12:02:59 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Slip18

:-)


49 posted on 12/07/2016 12:03:32 AM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Could I put in a word for Cinnamon!


50 posted on 12/07/2016 12:03:53 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: shibumi

Sabra is my fave.


51 posted on 12/07/2016 12:07:49 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!!)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

LOL

My thoughts exactly.


52 posted on 12/07/2016 12:08:12 AM PST by Wneighbor (Deplorable. And we win!)
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To: MEG33

Be our guest! Please do!


53 posted on 12/07/2016 12:11:01 AM PST by Slip18 (Pickles got pickled!)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I like the Roasted Red Pepper variety.


54 posted on 12/07/2016 12:11:18 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Sabra hummus was recalled recently. Check your packaging!


55 posted on 12/07/2016 12:13:48 AM PST by Slip18 (Pickles got pickled!)
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To: Slip18

If the author lists garlic as a flavor ..how could she leave out onions?. I can’t imagine American cooking without onions!


56 posted on 12/07/2016 12:16:18 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: nickcarraway

Not sure this batty lefty really knows much about being a cook. There are many, MANY more flavors as staples in my itty bitty kitchen and most of them aren’t assigned to a specific ethnic food. I just throw in what sounds good today.

And really, the lefties gotta throw the mahommadans into everything. Hummus is rebranded bean dip. My bean dip usually comes from whatever leftover beans are in the fridge. Even if its a pea.

Fuzzy headed lib.


57 posted on 12/07/2016 12:19:20 AM PST by Wneighbor (Deplorable. And we win!)
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To: Daffynition

Learn something new every day. Did not know y’all were the nutmeg state. Love nutmeg :)


58 posted on 12/07/2016 12:20:57 AM PST by Wneighbor (Deplorable. And we win!)
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To: nickcarraway
stewed moose face

That's what you get from drinking too much


59 posted on 12/07/2016 12:22:14 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity?)
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To: MEG33; nopardons

Exactly. Onions are a root plant. I can grow them here in Arizona! I can grow potatoes here, too! A little potato salad with paprika on top (the red pepper variety of paprika). Most fabulous.

The person who wrote this so-called book is a nut! She never mentioned those, either.


60 posted on 12/07/2016 12:22:47 AM PST by Slip18 (Pickles got pickled!)
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