• honeyontoast@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Usually when I make soups I boil the veg in the water then blend. Does roasting it first improve the taste?

    • Clazzy@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, like @Sentenial@lemmy.ml said, the maillard reaction makes stuff taste nice! Compare a boiled potato to a roast potato and see which is better - it usually takes more time to roast over boiling but it’s worth it.

      • acabjones@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        This applies to meat as well. Imo there’s a big flavor improvement to a stew made with seared meat vs one where the meat was added raw to the stew.