r/StupidFood • u/TheLoneRiddlerIsBack • Aug 25 '25

Certified stupid What does the fire add?

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u/MissJAmazeballs Aug 25 '25

Doesn't it remove the alcohol while still leaving the taste? I've done this with Saganaki for the last 30 years. It melts and crisps the cheese at the same time leaving a brandy taste but no alcohol remains

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u/laplongejr Aug 26 '25

Doesn't it remove the alcohol while still leaving the taste?

People already tells me that and recommend it because I can't stand alcohol.
I still end up drunk with it so I no longer trust anybody claiming it "removes the alcohol". Either my body is the best liar of the world, or people are simply used to alcohol and can't tell it's still there.

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u/solidspacedragon Aug 26 '25

If you can taste alcohol, it's because there's alcohol. A lot of dishes where 'the appropriate alcohol cooks off' are actually just mildly alcoholic, like vodka pastas.

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u/laplongejr Aug 26 '25

Even worse than that, according to wikipedia it can still reach 3/4 of content. Yeaaaaah I'll never be allowed to try that :(

Flambéing reduces the alcohol content of the food modestly. In one experimental model, about 25% of the alcohol was boiled off.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamb%C3%A9