I’ve always found it weird how people pretend like they can’t taste two different things at the same time.
That’s like arguing you’re incapable of hearing harmonical sounds. You can’t overpower high pitched trebles with a lot of bass, you know?
Similarly garlic is just one dimension in the whole harmony of tastes.
Although this is largely me rationalising my use of garlic and chili.
But garlic, chili, salt and pepper are basically suitable for most meals akd and then just complement the rest in line with the cuisine you’re cooking.
It is possible to taste more than one thing at a time, but there are limits to that (at least for me). When the balance of anything is too far out, I lose the other notes of a dish entirely. Garlic, coriander, and certain other herbs/spices can cause that in my case.
I guess it’s a lot to do with personal taste. Garlic doesn’t overpower things easily for me. And as long as the other flavours are in balance, you can make it almost as strong as you want, as long as you remember to have some food with your spices.
Just eat garlic on its own if you’re going to go that route; I don’t know how you could taste anything else in the dish!
I’ve always found it weird how people pretend like they can’t taste two different things at the same time.
That’s like arguing you’re incapable of hearing harmonical sounds. You can’t overpower high pitched trebles with a lot of bass, you know?
Similarly garlic is just one dimension in the whole harmony of tastes.
Although this is largely me rationalising my use of garlic and chili.
But garlic, chili, salt and pepper are basically suitable for most meals akd and then just complement the rest in line with the cuisine you’re cooking.
It is possible to taste more than one thing at a time, but there are limits to that (at least for me). When the balance of anything is too far out, I lose the other notes of a dish entirely. Garlic, coriander, and certain other herbs/spices can cause that in my case.
I guess it’s a lot to do with personal taste. Garlic doesn’t overpower things easily for me. And as long as the other flavours are in balance, you can make it almost as strong as you want, as long as you remember to have some food with your spices.