Slicing and/or chopping food
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Directions
Q: Does the method used to slice or chop food affect the taste? A: Yes. You release the flavor of fruits and vegetables when you slice, chop, or crush them. The action cuts the plant cells, which have different chemical substances sealed off in different sections.
When you cut a cell, compounds freed from one part of the cell mix with substances in other parts to produce different tastes. The flavor changes according to how many times you tear the cells. For example, a whole garlic clove has a mild flavor when cooked; a slightly crushed clove has more flavor, a sliced clove even more, and a chopped clove the most. Equipment that produces greater or lesser degrees of cell damage will yield different results. A food mill will crush fewer cells than a blender or food processor and therefore give a somewhat milder taste to foods.
Food and Wine
November 1995
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 11-07-95
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