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> PeterLucas wrote:
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>> IIRC, the burning doesn't change the flavour, it just gets rid of the
>> alcohol, so you don't get shitfaced while you're eating.
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> Seriously? Oh. I just assumed there was more to it than that?
> Well, I don't ever strive to get "shitfaced" but... getting a little
> mellow is always welcome

A lot of it depends. In some instances you can get caramelization, like
when you burn rum and sugar together. Some dishes for which you burn
alcohol over a skin or rind will alter in taste because of the applied heat.

What you could try is making some really easy flambé dish side by side-- one
you burn, the other you don't.
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