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cshenk

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:01:13 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 6:49:54 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> >> I had an Italian roommate who always fried her spices in oil. She
> was also >> not a good cook. Her boyfriend would only stay for
> dinner if I was cooking.
> > >
> > >
> > He must have been starving and was too weak to seek
> > sustenance anywhere else.
>
> I rally appreciate a few of you that can quote Julie's better gems :-)
>
> -sw

It's possible the room mate was doing some of the indian variety of
cookery where that is done. It's also possible there is a mistake in
that is a spice and what is an aromatic that gets lightly cooked in
oils.

Carol

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