Flavor Orgasm ;)

This topic was created in the Taurus forum by AnomalousBull on Monday, March 30, 2015 and has 22 replies.

What is a flavor orgasm in cooking

A flavor orgasm describes an intense burst of taste sensation when ingredients perfectly blend, creating a satisfying and memorable culinary experience. It often involves balancing spicy, sweet, savory, and umami flavors to excite the palate. Achieving this requires thoughtful ingredient combinations and seasoning to enhance taste complexity.

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One of my passions is cooking, and as such I come up with all sorts of concoctions to satisfy my ever increasingly adventurous taste buds. I love a balance of both Spicy and Sweet, a perfect example is my dinner tonight.

Ingredients:

Crushed Garlic
Cucumber (Sauteed)
Green Bell Pepper (Sauteed)
Lingui?a (Smoked)
Mushrooms (Sauteed)
Olives (Sliced)
Onions (Sauteed)
Red Bell Pepper (Sauteed)
Sausage (Cooked normally)
Thick Spaghetti Noodle (American Beauty)

Condiments:
Parmesan & Romano grated Cheese

Sauce:
Customized Tomato (Scratch)

Side:
Texas Toast styled Garlic Bread

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Posted by innocentrose
Nice. I use pretty much the same ingredients in my spaghetti, minus the cucumber. Sometimes, I will substitute the sausage with ground beef or chicken. I also use Gouda truffle cheese instead of Romano, with the addition of honey, red wine, fresh ground pepper and crushed red pepper. Onions and bell peppers, alone, are not spicy enough for me.

Refined taste!

I don't drink Alcohol, but I do cook with it, have made some wicked meals with a hint or two of various wines. Another favorite of mine is taking Soda like Cherry Cola, mixing it with Tabasco sauce, a smidge of Brown Sugar, mixing it, and coating meat with it. Steaks and Ribs are perfect for that concoction.

If you want to get real fancy, throw in some ground pepper, ketchup, and salt. The result is a rich tangy sauce.

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Posted by AgentP911
Nice plate πŸ˜‰

I was entertaining, so I had a reason to use my plates. Normally I just use paper bowls and plates. OCD Issues. LOL.

On the upside all that stuff is exceptionally well preserved. Not a print or smudge, not even on the silverware! The perfectionist in me won't allow it. πŸ˜›

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I wouldn't have expected anything less Jimmy!

No need to over explain the irony in my line though... I do have humour!

Coca cola or 'soda' is great to use for marinating meats. They do this in South Africa a lot as it softens up the muscle tissue. It's also great for cleaning toilets!

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You need a good old British Sunday roast dinner! But of roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, minted gravy, roast potatoes, carrots with thyme, brussel sprouts saut?ed with bacon... I'd even throw in some Yorkshire Puddings...

None of that spaghetti and garlic bread Italian crap πŸ˜‰ just kidding!

I make an excellent Tiramisu, Heston Blumenthal style. That would go well with your 'dogs' dinner!

You should check out Heston. He's a perfectionist and he enjoys food science, right up your street fella!

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i love spaghetti dishes. (My favourite type of food/cuisine is Italian) I'm not fond of North European food as much, but i do make them as well. They have alot of MEATS in the dishes in North Europe. Maybe because of the farming too. My husband's mother's side are farmers, hard core farmers, so much of the food is from cows, sheep, chickens, pigs.

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Posted by AgentP911
You need a good old British Sunday roast dinner! But of roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, minted gravy, roast potatoes, carrots with thyme, brussel sprouts saut?ed with bacon... I'd even throw in some Yorkshire Puddings...

None of that spaghetti and garlic bread Italian crap πŸ˜‰ just kidding!

I make an excellent Tiramisu, Heston Blumenthal style. That would go well with your 'dogs' dinner!

You should check out Heston. He's a perfectionist and he enjoys food science, right up your street fella!

lol

i love that stuff alot.

plus, it's healthier. tomato sauce is Always good for you.

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Ha ha!

Yeah but you say 'Northern European' and I'm like 'errrr which countries are you referring to??' as we are all so different and I don't think the UK classes it's self as anything to do with Europe really aside from geographically and being within the European Union.

Food wise, we are not as meat orientated, in my opinion, as Germany, Poland, Hungary, Spain too. Nordic countries so that's North Europe to me is all fish really.

Up north in England they love their stodgy foods! Big, heavy meals. That's too much for my southern palette! Chips with gravy... Wtf?? Mushy peas... No thanks!

I like Italian too but after spending two weeks there over Xmas I didn't want to see another pizza, bread, pasta dish... Ever! Seriously, that's actually all they eat! The seafood was a bit of a let down to be honest.

Best place for food is China! More meats and fish though. Such an awesome standard over there. They don't fill it with sugar and crap either. Mind you, when they advertise the steak is from Australia you know it isn't! πŸ˜‰

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it was hard to post earlier because the site's wonky. lol

but doesn't Scotland have the pig's blood breakfast? i haven't tried it, but we've been to scotland several times over there, and had breakfast, but i usually order something less "meaty".

also was thinking more the lines around Germany, Belgium, Austria, holland, denmark, Luxumberg, and even the scandinavian countries, sweden and Norway. Even our uncle lives in switzerland, and they are very similar to Germany (but the Swiss borders)

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Ha ha you mean 'black pudding'!

Oh man, that is lush! The pic you have there is a typical fry up with proper bacon! None of that yank dry spindly crap. The black pudding doesn't look too good there though. It's not too meaty, it has a tomato AND mushrooms... That means it's practically vegetarian in my book!!

Love the German looking sausage!

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Posted by AgentP911
You need a good old British Sunday roast dinner! But of roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, minted gravy, roast potatoes, carrots with thyme, brussel sprouts saut?ed with bacon... I'd even throw in some Yorkshire Puddings...

None of that spaghetti and garlic bread Italian crap πŸ˜‰ just kidding!

I make an excellent Tiramisu, Heston Blumenthal style. That would go well with your 'dogs' dinner!

You should check out Heston. He's a perfectionist and he enjoys food science, right up your street fella!

Unfortunately I'm not much of a meat eater. However I have no problem cooking It for others. Take Hamburger for instance, when I stare at the ground beef or even a cooked patty a Cow is staring back at me, sometimes mooing. Total turn off!

The little meat I do eat from time to time is often wasteful on me as I can't enjoy it like everyone else. For me, meat compliments a meal but i don't "need it" to survive.

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Posted by AnomalousBull

Posted by AgentP911
You need a good old British Sunday roast dinner! But of roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, minted gravy, roast potatoes, carrots with thyme, brussel sprouts saut?ed with bacon... I'd even throw in some Yorkshire Puddings...

None of that spaghetti and garlic bread Italian crap πŸ˜‰ just kidding!

I make an excellent Tiramisu, Heston Blumenthal style. That would go well with your 'dogs' dinner!

You should check out Heston. He's a perfectionist and he enjoys food science, right up your street fella!

Unfortunately I'm not much of a meat eater. However I have no problem cooking It for others. Take Hamburger for instance, when I stare at the ground beef or even a cooked patty a Cow is staring back at me, sometimes mooing. Total turn off!

The little meat I do eat from time to time is often wasteful on me as I can't enjoy it like everyone else. For me, meat compliments a meal but i don't "need it" to survive.

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Fucking vegetarians! πŸ˜‰