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I perfectly remember being disgusted forever by a plate of pastas with truffle oil, I called the waitress and complained about the petroleum smell (and taste).
by js4ever 4y ago
I perfectly remember being disgusted forever by a plate of pastas with truffle oil, I called the waitress and complained about the petroleum smell (and taste).
Before that I had the real thing and it was amazing. I'm not sure if I will ever try again because of the bad memory.
- SapporoChris 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_oil I sincerely doubt that any marketed truffle oil is based on petroleum. Perhaps the method of cooking influenced the taste?
- enriquto 4y ago> I sincerely doubt that any marketed truffle oil is based on petroleum. It's explained right there in the wikipedia article you link to.
- knutzui 4y agoPetroleum is not mentioned anywhere in that article. It does say that truffle oil may be based on any kind of oil.
- random_savv 4y agoMaybe not directly mentioned, but a linked article says "2,4-Dithiapentane is the dimethyldithioacetal of formaldehyde. It is prepared by the acid-catalyzed condensation of methyl mercaptan, the main aromatic compound in both halitosis and foot odor and a secondary compound in flatulence,[1] with formaldehyde." not great!
- strken 4y agoIt's also an aromatic component in cheese and in real truffles. This is a misrepresentation of the facts on the same level as "dihydrogen monoxide makes up the majority of urine, industrial detergent, antifreeze, human sweat, and pus."
- oehtXRwMkIs 4y agoThat still has nothing to do with petroleum.
- SapporoChris 4y agoIs this your reference? "Truffle oil can be produced using any oil. Common versions use olive oil, or a more neutral flavorless oil such as canola or grapeseed oil." Now tell me, why would a petroleum product be used with it's foul smell, when olive oil, canola, and grapeseed oil are available? More to the point, can anyone find a truffle oil where a petroleum product is listed in the ingredients?
- inexcf 4y ago>Now tell me, why would a petroleum product be used with it's foul smell, when olive oil, canola, and grapeseed oil are available? They put the petroleum product into the other oils. Don't they?
- SapporoChris 4y agoYes, petroleum products are put into other oils for a variety of reasons. Do you have any evidence this occurring with truffle oil?
- matthewmacleod 4y agoYou’re missing the point - that the truffle flavour is derived from petroleum. It’s not about the oil component, which as you say is a normal food oil. The idea is: fake truffle oil is some olive/rapeseed oil with a bit of 2,4-dithiapentane added to it. I don’t know to what extent this flavouring is actually petroleum-derived, but the point is that it’s not actual truffle.
- christophilus 4y agoIt mentions the flavor is produced by “one synthetic compound”, and then links to articles on 2,4-dithiapentane which is generally derived from petroleum, though it can be derived from other compounds.
- kleinsch 4y agoYou’re missing the point. There are two ways to make truffle oil. 1. Put real truffles in some kind of oil (olive, canola, etc) 2. Put synthetic truffle flavor (commonly derived from petroleum) in oil The point of this article is that most of what you buy and are served is #2 marketed as #1.