"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > "Jean B." wrote:

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> >>> It seems to be fashionable to use olive oil in Asian recipes these days.
> >>> Have seen several TV cooks mix olive oil and soy sauce among other
> >>> things.
> >> There is ONE Asian thing I have taken to using EVOO in: ants
> >> climbing a tree. I have made this for many years and then
> >> experienced it at a very good Sichuan restaurant. It had a
> >> "bright" flavor, which I started imitating by using the EVOO.
> >>
> >> --
> >
> >
> > My brain and 'palate imagination' just can't get wrapped around olive
> > oil with soy sauce. Will give it a try one day though just to check.
>
> Well, think of what you might want that flavor in. "Ants" is the
> only Asian recipe that I have used EVOO in.
>


The cooks on TV don't seem to discriminate in that way. 'Ants' isn't one
where I'd like to try that combo. Might work OK for a meat marinade.