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[–] BuckShot686@beehaw.org 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They got them good good aromatics! The aromatics in onions and garlic are actually sulphur based, this is what makes them potent when cooked and why onions make our eyes water!!

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 3 weeks ago

I thought it was because I love onions so much I cry! I'm tearing up right now...

[–] eclecticprune@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Add ginger and tomatoes and you've got the base for most Indian food.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

For me its frying

Onions, celery and carrots

basically a great start to lots of dishes

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is called a mirepoix and the base of a lot of French cuisine. I agree that this combo is amazing

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

I knew there was a phrase or word for it but I heard a long time ago ... I learned it from my mom who was taught by French Canadian cooks, I also saw it in lots of French Canadian recipes and it was all reinforced when I noticed the same thing with recipes I learned from Italian cooking (from Italian Canadian friends who were descended from northern Italy)

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Chefs even call that combo the holy trinity

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've only ever heard that term used in Cajun cooking, where it refers to onion, celery, and bell pepper.

The version with carrot is mirepoix.

Ah thanks for correction

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Creole style "Holy Trinity" is onions, bell pepper, and celery. My first big recipe book was by Chef Prudhomme, cooked a lot of things in that book. Almost all of them started out with sauteing those veggies and than making a roux, Cajun napalm.

As a guy who was limited on cookware. Everything ends up in a big ass pot was very appealing.

But I hardly know her!

[–] missandry351@lemmings.world -5 points 3 weeks ago

Garlic and onions 🤢🤮

[–] M137@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah, it's far more things than just those. I'm guessing the person who made this doesn't have anyone who's good at cooking around them. I used to have a friend who was like that, he and his gf only cooked 3 or 4 dishes and they were all bland as fuck. The only spices etc. they had were salt, pepper, thyme and a huge 1-litre box of cheap taco seasoning. Whenever I cooked for them, they were blown away, and I tried giving them some other species, but they never used them.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Im not doubting your story, but yes just those three things smell fantastic when cooking.

[–] NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Onions sautéing in butter is the absolutely most fantastic smell ever.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Making me hungry

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

I tried giving them some other species

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