Does vodka actually make pasta taste better? Is there an ideal ratio of vodka to pasta sauce? Is vodka even the best-tasting liquor for pasta alla vodka? These are all questions I set out to answer in today’s video. Hope you enjoy

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McGee, Harold. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen: https://www.amazon.com/Food-Cooking-Science-Lore-Kitchen/dp/0684800012

Kenji’s Vodka Sauce Experiments: https://www.seriouseats.com/ask-the-food-lab-does-vodka-sauce-really-need-vodka

Vodka Sauce Origin Stories: https://www.paesana.com/blog/the-story-behind-the-sauce-vodka

Why does alcohol “burn”? (SciShow Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?vv5Vwv4eWvL8

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:32 How can alcohol impact the flavor of food?
2:53 Exp #1: Does vodka have to be cooked to enhance the sauce?
8:23 Debrief ️ How does ethanol work?
12:44 Exp #2: Is there an ideal ratio of vodka to sauce after cooking?
18:58 Debrief ️ Does it vodka actually make the sauce taste better?
20:54 Exp #3: Do other liquors taste better than vodka for the pasta sauce?
29:55 Conclusions Outro

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