What Is Oil, Why Do We Cook With It, and Why Does It Taste Good In Food?

Today's show is more of doing a deep dive on the topic of Oil.

Explain like i'm five - - -

• What is Oil and why do we cook with it?
• And for some, why do food taste so much better with it?

Oil is fat. That's all.

Be it fat from seeds, nuts, or animals, it's all fat.

Oil is edible fat. Eating fat is satisfying to humans because of the high calorie content.

Oil is kind of like liquid thermal paste. It distributes heat evenly to the surface being cooked. Try browning broccoli wothout oil. The parts in contact with the pan will brown, but the parts not touching it will be uncooked.

Cooking in fat is beneficial because it can get to higher temperatures than water or alchohol or vinegar. Fats also carry flavor. This is why garlic butter and flavored oils are a thing.

Many of the parts of food that give it flavour dissolve in oil.  This means that the flavour of all of the spices and seasonings gets spread through the food when you cook in oil.

This episode were majorly lifted & researched from Reddit… Huge thanks to the commenters who conveyed their ideas & knowledge about oil and its significance. Special mention of gratitude to the poster wholesomeGollum.

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