Random Questions

[dextersmith]

Hey y'all! Ever had questions but never knew who to ask? Post them here!

My question is:

If caviar is supposed to be enjoyed with ivory or plastic utensils because they'll pick up the metallic taste of metal ones, why are they packaged in metal canisters?

[Gheld]

Hey y'all! Ever had questions but never knew who to ask? Post them here!

My question is:

If caviar is supposed to be enjoyed with ivory or plastic utensils because they'll pick up the metallic taste of metal ones, why are they packaged in metal canisters?

Because 100% of the crap around "fine foods" is just unscientific bullshit cognitive bias.

[Revi]

WTF is up with mayonnaise on pizza?

[Feali]

What's the deal with airplane food?

[Puupi]

WTF is up with mayonnaise on pizza?

Only people in northern Finland eat that shit. Considering the shared border with Norway up there, I blame your folk Revi.

[Independent voter]

So you tell a funny joke to your friends at work and they laugh. You tell the guy at the drive though the joke and he laughs. You tell the mailman the joke and he laughs. You tell you gf the joke and she sits and stares at you like you lost your mind. Why the difference?

[Anonymous1038853]

If caviar is supposed to be enjoyed with ivory or plastic utensils because they'll pick up the metallic taste of metal ones, why are they packaged in metal canisters?

From what I understand, the claim that metals ruin the taste of caviar is just a pervasive myth. The exception to this is with respect to sterling silver, which is apparently tarnished by caviar and vice versa. It's likely that when silver utensils were commonly used, it was essentially mandatory to consume caviar with a mother of pearl spoon. The practice likely just stuck around after society largely switched to using stainless steel and tin. Now, using ivory utensils is more a matter of tradition than actual necessity. So, to answer your question: Caviar is packaged in tin containers because it doesn't actually ruin the taste.

[drwelfare]

Hey y'all! Ever had questions but never knew who to ask? Post them here!

My question is:

If caviar is supposed to be enjoyed with ivory or plastic utensils because they'll pick up the metallic taste of metal ones, why are they packaged in metal canisters?

Then can is lined as well.

How can someone stand to lay in bed for days/weeks doing nothing but drugs and sleeping

[Revi]

Only people in northern Finland eat that shit. Considering the shared border with Norway up there, I blame your folk Revi.

A Turkish friend introduced me to it first, blame them!

[Puupi]

A Turkish friend introduced me to it first, blame them!

Who else could "introduce" it to you anyway as all the pizza bakers are Turkish. o_O

[the game]

is the Choco taco authentic mexican food?

[belfpala]

Why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

[Feali]

So you tell a funny joke to your friends at work and they laugh. You tell the guy at the drive though the joke and he laughs. You tell the mailman the joke and he laughs. You tell you gf the joke and she sits and stares at you like you lost your mind. Why the difference?

Translation: "Women just aren't funny." "Some are."

[dextersmith]

WTF is up with mayonnaise on pizza?

I've never tried it but it sounds like a cheap and lazy dip.

What's the deal with airplane food?

Is this your Seinfeld impression?

From what I understand, the claim that metals ruin the taste of caviar is just a pervasive myth. The exception to this is with respect to sterling silver, which is apparently tarnished by caviar and vice versa. It's likely that when silver utensils were commonly used, it was essentially mandatory to consume caviar with a mother of pearl spoon. The practice likely just stuck around after society largely switched to using stainless steel and tin. Now, using ivory utensils is more a matter of tradition than actual necessity. So, to answer your question: Caviar is packaged in tin containers because it doesn't actually ruin the taste.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.

So you tell a funny joke to your friends at work and they laugh. You tell the guy at the drive though the joke and he laughs. You tell the mailman the joke and he laughs. You tell you gf the joke and she sits and stares at you like you lost your mind. Why the difference?

Mine gives me a wtf dumbass? look too!....or tells me you're such a sexist pig!

[Independent voter]

Why does coffee and chocolate taste good together but beer and chocolate don't?

[Fencers]

If caviar is supposed to be enjoyed with ivory or plastic utensils because they'll pick up the metallic taste of metal ones, why are they packaged in metal canisters?

A lot of good caviar is sold in glass jars. Once you open caviar it all stats to south- you ideally remove it from the container (metal, glass or whatever) and prepare it for serving. Caviar must be consumed wholly or thrown out once opened. You don't save it for later. So it's all or nothing and the clock is ticking as soon as the container seal is broken.

Certain materials make the caviar bitter to the taste. Mother of pearl/plastic is pretty neutral when reacting to the caviar.

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Why does coffee and chocolate taste good together but beer and chocolate don't?

Depends on the beer. Some Russian Imperial Stouts can have a chocolaty flavor that is not displeasing to the palette, for example. IPAs can be difficult to pair with chocolate.


(Edit: I have a Culinary Arts degree. Early on in life I wanted to be a Chef. But went a different way ultimately.)

[micwini]

Who invented all the words?
Why do men have nipples?
Why do people ask questions?
If humans came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?
If jesus was born on the 25th of december, and our calendar starts counting years at his birth, why is Christmas not on 31th of december?

[dextersmith]

Why does coffee and chocolate taste good together but beer and chocolate don't?

We bought a variety of flavoured beers for tasting and all thought chocolate beer was disgusting.

[belfpala]

Depends on the beer. Some Russian Imperial Stouts can have a chocolaty flavor that is not displeasing to the palette, for example. IPAs can be difficult to pair with chocolate.


(Edit: I have a Culinary Arts degree. Early on in life I wanted to be a Chef. But went a different way ultimately.)

A good Imperial Stout can handle chocolate. It will tend to have coffee notes by itself. Hell, it can even handle chili peppers.

[Fencers]

Who invented all the words?
Why do men have nipples?
Why do people ask questions?
If humans came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?
If jesus was born on the 25th of december, and our calendar starts counting years at his birth, why is Christmas not on 31th of december?

1. People.
2. Curiosity is a biological advantage in some respects. It contributes to our human dominance of the planet via Increasing Complexity.
3. Evolution. Evolving from X species does not terminate the other. It is more accurate to say humans and "monkeys" have common evolutionary ancestors. It wasn't like "monkey" -> modern day looking human.
4. Erm. This is tricky to address. A Google search is a lot less perilous.

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A good Imperial Stout can handle chocolate. It will tend to have coffee notes by itself. Hell, it can even handle chili peppers.

Indeed. Stouts are my favorite. In particular, the aforementioned Russian Imperial Stout. You could say I know it's pairing with chocolate well... firsthand. LOL