• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Because one is umami heavy and mildly sweet and acidic and the other is heavily sweet and acidic with little if any umami

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      10 hours ago

      Thing is, you’re not really replacing one for the other, you’re usually cooking them together, changing that sweet/acidic/umami balance in the overall pie and creating fresh new opportunities for flavors. Yes, I am being a tiny bit obtuse, but I think it’s a good point.