It’s winter so I find myself eating more soups and stews. They can be so good on a cold day.
But IMO celery tastes horrible and only subtracts from the flavor of soup by covering up other flavors. Why is it such a common ingredient? Do people actually like enjoy or is it serving some other purpose?
(Yes I avoid it in other foods too. Not to go off topic but water chestnuts are a fantastic substitute if you like the crunch. Try them instead of celery next time you make stuffing.)
This post has nothing to do with texture. OP is complaining about the flavor of celery.
Yeah, and the flavor doesn’t stand out if it breaks down all the way. Their mention of crunch was a clue that they encounter chunks of it, which I agree are nasty in soup.
It does to some people, me included
Thanks. I think my side note about water chestnuts is throwing people off? Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned that.
Water chestnuts are delicious though…so crunchy too
They don’t taste like yummy celery though, they taste like water chestnuts. Which don’t taste bad, it just doesn’t taste like celery.
Honestly they are usually in Asian foods Ive eaten and seem to only add crunch…but now I’m curious
40 people showing off their lack of reading comprehension by upvoting that comment.