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Tag Archives: taste test
Taste Test: Onion Burgers
Our onion burger taste test derives from two distinct American culinary legacies. In 1921 in Wichita KS, Walt Anderson and Billy Ingram founded America’s first fast food restaurant, White Castle, selling hamburgers steamed with onions. A few years later in … Continue reading
Taste test: house brand Worcestershire sauce
The Lea & Perrins brand is synonymous with Worcestershire sauce, right? But what if a supermarket house brand is just as good at a fraction of the price? Time for a house brand Worcestershire sauce taste test! According to Wikipedia, … Continue reading
Taste test: ketchup
Currently on Burnt My Fingers, three of our top five posts are taste tests in which a panel (of one or more, sometimes much more) samples multiple brands of a product and reports on the results. Our ketchup taste test … Continue reading
Taste test: marinated mushrooms
I hoovered some delicious marinated mushrooms from the charcuterie board at a recent event and resolved to make them myself. Researching online recipes, I found a surprising variety of methods and even definitions of what “marinated mushrooms” implies. As executed, … Continue reading
Toasted sesame oil: taste test
There’s no mistaking the taste of toasted sesame oil: sweet, nutty, caramelized like the aroma of a slice of bread just out of the toaster (some say the smell is the most important aspect, vs how it feels on your … Continue reading
Taste test: How to keep bean sprouts fresh
In the frozen tundra where I live, it’s a half hour drive to the nearest Asian market selling fresh bean sprouts. Consequently, I always buy more than I need. And the unused portion slowly turns into a sad puddle in … Continue reading
How to eat a Chicago red hot
3 ½ years ago we did a taste test of Chicago style hot dogs which was focused on which was better, steamed or grilled. Grilled won, but that experiment hopscotched over the basic idea of what is a Chicago red … Continue reading
Taste test: Galbi vs Bulgogi
In a previous post we described the parameters for our Galbi vs Bulgogi taste test. We’d use beef flanken ribs for the Galbi, and there was a nice prime top sirloin on sale at the same butcher so we picked … Continue reading
Best mayonnaise taste test: Hellman’s vs Duke’s vs Kewpie
Who doesn’t love mayonnaise? A happy marriage of oil and eggs with a kiss of acid, mayo moistens our sandwiches with a lubricious layer that tames the crustiest bread. It serves as a playground monitor when mixed into slaws and … Continue reading