Comment on Given gelatin's source, it makes more sense as a savory dish than a dessert
Alteon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
More sense? I don’t agree with you. Gelatin is a blank slate. Has pretty much zero flavor and can take on the taste of pretty much whatever you put into it. It gels up. That’s pretty much it, it’s up to you to decide what you want to do with it.
That said, it’s very versatile cooking ingredient. Is great in soups and stocks. Making gummies. Making gels, custards, pudding. It’s great as a binder. Not a great emulsifier, but you can do it with enough blending, however it breaks at higher temperatures.
brown567@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
It’s flavorless once you’ve extracted it, but how easy is it to get it pure enough that it doesn’t retain meaty flavors? (I genuinely don’t know, I’ve never done it myself)
CountVon@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I don’t think you can’t get gelatin from animal sources without losing the meat flavour. Gelatin from animal sources is made by a process involving hydrolyzation, which breaks down proteins into pepides. The proteins in meat are the main reason for it’s identifiable flavour. The broken down peptides in gelatin don’t taste like anything.
Even if it was possible to do some kind of half-assed gelatin extraction process that preserved some of the animal flavour, there’s no market for that. People who buy gelatin expect it to be flavourless, so they can use it in their recipes without the gelatin affecting the taste. Gelatin is used to provide a thick and, well, gelatinous texture. If someone’s making a recipe involving gelatin that’s supposed to taste meaty, they’re gonna use their own animal products (i.e. meat and/or meat-based stock).
mental_block@lemmy.wtf 4 days ago
To OPs point, it’s easier to have an inefficient reaction than an efficient one. Just surprised why some shrewd person hasn’t marketed it better.
Make your nasty market. Hmmm imagine gravy jelly and how annoying it would be. Though it makes more sense to use those popping pearls you find in boba shops. Yummy? Would you like to be customer number 2?
Hold on. What’s the most thick one can make gravy jelly? Gravy jelly babies!