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Podcast: Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the Pass
Episode: Bitterness: The Most Avoided Flavor in Cooking?
Description: 🎙️EP121: Bitterness—the one flavor no chef deliberately adds to a dish… or do they? In this episode, Eric and Phil dive deep into the misunderstood role of bitterness in food and drinks. From radicchio salads to Negronis, citrus peels, and even chocolate in duck sauce, we explore when bitterness is a mistake and when it’s actually a chef’s secret weapon.🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:🍽️ Why chefs rarely add bitterness on purpose🥬 The best (and worst) bitter ingredients in food🍸 Negronis: bitter cocktail or sweet drink?🍊 The hidden science behind citr...