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Food experiments/substitutions that work

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sugarandcyanide · 20/10/2025 20:27

Inspired by this article on food disasters, has anyone ever tried any risky substitutions that actually work?

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oct/19/readers-worst-meal-ever-cooked-ethanol-risotto-gravy-cake#comments

I sadly don't have any successful experiments, though I did find out only recently that honey and cheese go very well together.

I've had a few disasters though. We have carbonara a lot and I once forgot to add the cheese. Also I love duck with port and cranberry sauce, but once when I came to make it I realised we didn't have any port so I tried it with orange wine and marmalade. It was horribly bitter and disgusting!

‘I felt my soul leave my body’: 13 readers on the worst meal they ever cooked – from ‘ethanol risotto’ to gravy cake

There are lots of potential errors a home cook can make, whether mistaking a bulb of garlic for a clove or experimenting with a banana sauce for pork. Here are some culinary experiments to avoid

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oct/19/readers-worst-meal-ever-cooked-ethanol-risotto-gravy-cake#comments

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Redheadedstepchild · 20/10/2025 21:37

Old fashioned Colman's mint sauce, bit of yoghurt, bit of cucumber, bit of whatever spice, bit of this, bit of that. And now we have raita!

They''ll never know.

Especially if you put it in a nice dish.

In fact, I have it on good authority that a lot of BIR restaurants do this.

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