I have noticed that vanilla (either flavor, essense or extract) is added to many chocolate desserts. Why?
Does it enhance the chocolate flavor?
THANKS!
2007-07-11 09:29:15 · 10 answers · asked by BLUE ORCHID 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Chocolate by itself is bitter. You have to add sugar to sweeten it up and vanilla and acutally coffee inhances the chocolate flavor.
2007-07-11 09:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by jdecorse25 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it's just one of those complimentary flavors. We've all been eating the chocolate and vanilla combination for so long that we notice when the vanilla is missing. I think that what really enhances the flavor of chocolate is coffee
2007-07-13 00:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does. Vanilla extract has no sweetener in it, but enhances the flavor of many chocolate snacks as well as a few others.
Toll House cookies will taste bland and be 'pale' in comparison to ordinary. My sister did it one time by mistake - my mom and two sisters to figured it out in about three minutes.
2007-07-11 16:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely enhances! Just try a NO-vanilla chocolate dessert - there'll be a something-missing aspect you can't miss. I've accidentally left vanilla out of things and they just didn't taste really chocolate-y enuf...one flavour lifts the other, IOW.
2007-07-11 16:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by constantreader 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some foods use opposite flavoring and ingredients to give the taste an outstanding sensation from the rest of the components.
Either that or it just gives it a little extra flavor to it.
2007-07-11 16:33:33 · answer #5 · answered by !!ZAAAC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Have you ever for example tried to make chocolate chip cookies without vanilla extract? They end up tasting flat and sugary without any of the richness. :)
2007-07-11 16:33:19 · answer #6 · answered by slushpile reader 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm taking an educated guess here. But, I think vanilla extract is like a catalyst that hardens the chocolate.
2007-07-11 16:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by Helpme 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Never thought about it, but I am getting a good education on baking from your questions. Ask some more. A lot of answers are very good.
2007-07-11 16:47:11 · answer #8 · answered by smittybo20 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it does, chocolate by nature is actually a little bitter.
2007-07-11 16:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
may-b????
2007-07-16 19:30:18 · answer #10 · answered by sete 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋