[Sca-cooks] Re: Hais report
Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius
adamantius.magister at verizon.net
Tue Nov 15 17:31:11 PST 2005
On Nov 15, 2005, at 7:26 PM, K C Francis wrote:
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>> From: "Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius"
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>> So, when you used sesame oil, what kind of sesame oil did you use?
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>> Adamantius
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> can't be sure, but it might have been the toasted. I really like
> how the butter works so that is always my choice for this recipe.
Okay. The toasted-seed variety is usually pretty dark brown, often a
Japanese brand like Kadoya. (Chinese brands can be even darker,
almost opaque, with coffee-like overtones of flavor). Both toasted
and untoasted types can sometimes go rancid fairly easily, too, so
that might easily contribute to a sort of negative flavor effect.
The untoasted-seed variety is lighter in color, almost colorless,
like the oil that floats on top of a jar of tahini paste. It's a lot
less aggressively flavored, and is probably the kind of oil preferred
for Middle Eastern cookery.
Adamantius
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