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2020-10-04 -Short Attention Span Theater-

National Vodka Day: How the spirit rose to popularity, and why James Bond might prefer it in his martinis

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-10-04 08:09|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 It is made with potatoes. It is...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-04 08:47|| 2020-10-04 08:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Gin is just vodka with coriander in it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-04 08:48|| 2020-10-04 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Get the Polish stuff with buffalo grass in it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-04 08:49|| 2020-10-04 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Drink it with a Polish girl...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-04 08:50|| 2020-10-04 08:50|| Front Page Top

#5 M. Murcek gin is a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)

Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-10-04 08:54|| 2020-10-04 08:54|| Front Page Top

#6 That's right, MM, Zubrovka is excellent.

Posted by Clem 2020-10-04 08:55|| 2020-10-04 08:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Penne pasta with vodka sauce is superb.

Posted by b 2020-10-04 09:15|| 2020-10-04 09:15|| Front Page Top

#8 For b. AOSHQ Food thread today confirms your statement
There are all sorts of theories about why vodka sauce works well, and while the mouth feel of the vodka and the bite of the alcohol are high up on those lists, I am suspicious of them. Alcohol will boil off at a lower temperature than the water in the sauce, so I doubt there is much left at the end of the cook. My guess, backed up by exactly zero laboratory evidence, is that the vodka extracts some flavors from the tomatoes and maybe even the herbs at a greater rate than the water in the sauce, so it turns out to be a more highly extracted and flavorful liquid even when the vodka mostly boils away.

Regardless, it's a great and simple sauce. Give it a shot, since it's pretty easy too.

Gnocchi with Vodka Cream Sauce

Posted by Frank G 2020-10-04 17:45|| 2020-10-04 17:45|| Front Page Top

#9 'Give it a shot'-heh

Posted by Skidmark 2020-10-04 18:08|| 2020-10-04 18:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Reading labels, it seems that vodka is made of anything that will ferment!

Vodka is just a Russian word for "moonshine"

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-10-04 20:08|| 2020-10-04 20:08|| Front Page Top

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