Vodka pasta sauce???
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I think tequila teriyaki is next.
Maybe it's a punctuation issue. "Vodka?! Pass the sauce!"
There must be a market or else they wouldn't offer it.
It doesn't move the needle on my epicurious meter as taste bud popping flavor wise I place vodka right behind Everclear.
It doesn't move the needle on my epicurious meter as taste bud popping flavor wise I place vodka right behind Everclear.
Since it's a colorless, odorless liquid that will burn off during cooking, can't imagine it adding much of value. Not interested in experimenting
Vodka sauce is like a mix between a creamy, rich Alfredo sauce and a tangy, spicy tomato sauce.
That reminds me. I have shrimp Alfredo with asparagus on the dinner menu for tomorrow.
That reminds me. I have shrimp Alfredo with asparagus on the dinner menu for tomorrow.
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I'd try a sip of that.
THE PILGRIM
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Me too!
I would love to try a shot.
But do you want to go $20+ for a bottle?
I would love to try a shot.
But do you want to go $20+ for a bottle?
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hemiram
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I seem to have superior odor detecting ability compared to most people. I can smell vodka, and any other liquor, on people's breath from about 10 feet away. Basically, if I think it smells bad, I'm not eating it. This has caused me to avoid the soap aisle as much as possible when I'm at the grocery store. I only buy the "Free and Clear" detergent, as the smell of any "regular" laundry soap either annoys me, or in some cases, like Gain, makes me sick to my stomach. A friend's habit of dousing himself with after shave just about kills me on an empty stomach. Same went for a friend of my late mother's, who bathed in perfume. I was in a car with her once, and wow, my nose was running like a faucet. My dogs all loved her though. Most of the stuff in the condiment aisle is nothing I want anything to do with. Hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, dill pickles, salad dressing, including the most horrible one, RANCH, are all trash to me.
Put in on anything I'm eating and it's trash. There are several others almost as bad, IMHO, but ranch just reeks, and it seems like a lot of people can't even smell it. The stuff makes me retch when I'm close up to it. The friend with the aftershave love eats tons of it, along with so many other things I just can't stand to even think about eating. As much dairy as he eats, his heart problems don't surprise me. Just the amount of cheese alone is crazy, IMHO. But then again, I'm a 66 year old guy who has never, ever swallowed a single bite of pizza. I plan on going out with that record intact. Yes, I've tried to eat it, but it tastes like vomit to me, and it's not going to stay in my mouth long enough to eat it. The only thing with tomatoes in it that I ever did eat was spaghetti as a baby, and I made it beyond clear, to everyone but my mother, that I really hated it. She finally figured it out when I ate the plain pasta without sauce on it without a problem. As soon as I could really talk, my hates, many as they are, came out clear to her. Tomatoes are the vilest thing to come out of the ground, they taste like vomit to me.
Put in on anything I'm eating and it's trash. There are several others almost as bad, IMHO, but ranch just reeks, and it seems like a lot of people can't even smell it. The stuff makes me retch when I'm close up to it. The friend with the aftershave love eats tons of it, along with so many other things I just can't stand to even think about eating. As much dairy as he eats, his heart problems don't surprise me. Just the amount of cheese alone is crazy, IMHO. But then again, I'm a 66 year old guy who has never, ever swallowed a single bite of pizza. I plan on going out with that record intact. Yes, I've tried to eat it, but it tastes like vomit to me, and it's not going to stay in my mouth long enough to eat it. The only thing with tomatoes in it that I ever did eat was spaghetti as a baby, and I made it beyond clear, to everyone but my mother, that I really hated it. She finally figured it out when I ate the plain pasta without sauce on it without a problem. As soon as I could really talk, my hates, many as they are, came out clear to her. Tomatoes are the vilest thing to come out of the ground, they taste like vomit to me.
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I don't have it anywhere near as bad as you, but agreed on the insistence of putting some sort of scent in everything. I buy scent-free laundry detergent and dish soap. One scent I hate is Febreeze
I sometimes buy used jeans at Value Village (a local 2nd hand store like the Sally Ann) and they absolutely reek of the stuff!As to the vodka pasta sauce, I guess, as RustyT says, there must be a market, but I can't see it. Fusion cooking is one thing but vodka has no taste so... Why not use herbal gin if you must go there? How about bourbon? Kahlua? Cointreau? Stay Italian and offer grappa! But it gets a firm "nyet" from me. Even my gf, who is of Russian descent, was baffled.
I don't have it anywhere near as bad as you, but agreed on the insistence of putting some sort of scent in everything. I buy scent-free laundry detergent and dish soap. One scent I hate is Febreeze
As to the vodka pasta sauce, I guess, as RustyT says, there must be a market, but I can't see it. Fusion cooking is one thing but vodka has no taste so... Why not use herbal gin if you must go there? How about bourbon? Kahlua? Cointreau? Stay Italian and offer grappa! But it gets a firm "nyet" from me. Even my gf, who is of Russian descent, was baffled.
I think one of the purposes of cooking with alcohol is it serves as a better solvent than water and extracts more flavor from the ingredients. I don't cook with it though, just something I read.
Vodka or even red wine in a tomato sauce enhances not only the flavor but also the aroma. We not only taste with our tongue but also by smell when we eat. The sauce is simmered long enough to cook off the alcohol.
Many of my Italian friends ad just a pinch of sugar to their sauce which is said to really help reduce the acidic bitterness of the tomato's.
I use red wine as it contains both sugar and alcohol.
Many of my Italian friends ad just a pinch of sugar to their sauce which is said to really help reduce the acidic bitterness of the tomato's.
I use red wine as it contains both sugar and alcohol.
Still kinda wondering if I'm missing something, but this isn't new right? Every pizza place I delivered for in high school/college had penne alla vodka or a similar dish, and I know the vodka sauce has been available for ages at whatever grocery store.
Ya beat me to it, CH4. I don't see the allure of vodka. There's cheap vodka and expensive vodka. The expensive stuff is supposed to taste better. Howzzat? I am not a vodka connoisseur so I'm probably missing something. Still, I don't understand how vodka makes a spicy tomato sauce taste better. As you say, won't it burn off?
I'm curious as to what you do like to eat?
I guess in some ways a superior sense of smell could be useful, but it sounds like in your case it's a constant sensory overload and unpleasant.
