What a day to be alive! A person called StinkyFingerItchyBum has just taught me about mirepoix. I’m disgusted, enlightened, and grateful. Thank you!
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Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Celery is part of the mirepoix trinity. Celery, carrots and onions , cooked low and slow in fat before adding to soup. It makes a sweet and savoury vegetable soup base.
cman6@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Deconceptualist@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
But why celery and not some other vegetable? Because it’s cheap?
e0qdk@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
It’s an aromatic vegetable: thespruceeats.com/what-are-cooking-aromatics-5223…
Deconceptualist@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
But so are alliums? (garlic, leeks, shallots, etc) Those can be amazing in soup.
e0qdk@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Yes, and they’re often used together.
Celery is cold tolerant and can be grown/harvested in winter, IIRC. That might also be a factor in why it’s prevalent in soups?
scarabic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think at some point you may need to admit that this post is essentially “I don’t like this thing, why does everyone else?” This is subjective and cultural, not logical. You don’t have anything objective against celery, you just think it ”tastes horrid.” You’re entitled to that opinion. But I don’t understand why you seem to struggle so much with the idea that others don’t share it. Personally I think garlic is absolute magic, but I can 100% accept that others may not like it the same way, and some may be violently repelled by it. 🤷♂️
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
No, because it has a delightful flavour for soups. Eating celery is blah, but in soups its magic. My memory is failing me, but I could have sworn celery was a source of glutamate.
X@piefed.world 3 weeks ago
The glutamine wiki says celery is a source.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
it’s a source of nitrates.
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Or the Holy Trinity of Cajun and creole cooking, celery, onions, and bell pepper.