I always think of white people as the ones complaining about raisins in food. So many delicious savory dishes with raisins from the Middle East or India provoke strong reactions from western pallets used to food that only does 1 thing, rather than combining multiple flavours.
Yeah that’s strange, I always associated raisins in food as something ranging from Morocco to Bangladesh. Not the whitest countries ever.
Imho in general European food isn’t very keen on sweet and salty mixes. Except for the USA who does it all wrong smh.
I was thinking “have these guys never had an empanada?”
Raisins inside empanadas should be a sin- I don’t like having a sweet surprise in what should be a mouthwatering savoury meal
Raisins in empanadas aren’t universal. Here in colombia they don’t usually include them.
I learned how to make empanadas so that I could make them without the raisins my mom would add.
Yeah, those are the cuisines I associate with raisins
I think white people just try to make their food as hot as possible and don’t pay any mind to other flavours
White person (UK) here. Honestly, you’re overestimating a lot of us.
My own mother will just add curry powder, veg, and chicken chunks to a pot of chicken stock and call that curry. It is an abomination. I haven’t eaten it in years and it haunts my nightmares still.
I love raisins in my curries because they actually add depth of flavour but when they’re in something like granola, you just know it’s filler. Also it ruins the texture if it’s in something crunchy because of the sudden squidge and I hate how these little fuckers get stuck in my teeth when they’re dry.
Sorry, I think this post unleashed years of raisin resentment. But yeah I completely agree that people who don’t like them in curries or other savoury dishes are missing out because that slight sweetness is wonderful.
its not the flavor that’s the problem, its textural. Raisins are often chewy little rocks getting in the way of an otherwise pleasant texture.
Pretty sure African food uses it, too.
Come to think of it, what culture doesn’t use them?
Never ate Chinese food with raisins
EDIT: probably didn’t eat enough
Theres a traditional bread (bun?) in Chinese called Mantou which can come in a lot of varieties, one being whole grain with raisins
One of my favorite Chinese desserts uses them: https://kitchenmisadventures.com/sachima
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Unexpected pastry raisins should be considered a war crime.
Thank you for mentioning unexpected. Oatmeal raisin cookies are good, but when you’re expecting a chocolate chip the raisin surprise is disgusting.
Honestly, biting into a chocolate chip when you are expecting a raisin is also disgusting.
Nah, that’s a happy little accident.
BOOOOO! Raisins are valid (at times)!
Raisins should be considered a war crime.
FTFY
Oatmeal Raisin > Chocolate Chip.
Yep but oatmeal chocolate beats them all
But it’s better without the raisins…
Trolling used to mean something.
bait used to be false
If this were another race and another food this would be downvoted to shit
You’re free to test your hypothesis.
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“it’s ok to punch some people, but not others” 🤡
Seriously! The only reason oatmeal cookies get a bad rap is because of the fucking raisins!
Oatmeal chocolate chip, when you can find them, are awesome.
Any food where raisins would actually work, dried cranberries or blueberries would be 100x better. This would be things like pastries, bagels, trail mix, etc. Not stuffing, tuna, mac-n-cheese or other savory dishes.
No one ever needs to question if what they just bit into was a rat turd or a fly.
Couscous with blueberries sounds quite weird
That would be more on the savory side, given that it usually has a lot of garlic in it. Though, if it weren’t, cranberries would work better.
I’m convinced that raisins are only popular because they were a luxury food for our grandparents and they only exist in these dishes because that’s what our grandparents thought rich people would do with raisins when they were kids.
My mom used to put raisins in tuna sandwiches
I no longer feel bad about the things I’ve done to her
To make it better.
Oh my god, that’s disgusting!
Naked pics onlineRaisins in places they don’t belong? Where? Where do they use those?Whatever dude, now I can’t stop thinking about Grandma’s cinnamon-raisin bread
Rice pudding. Tapioca pudding. Both excellent with raisins.
I do love stuffing with dried cranberries though! And traditional Christmas fruitcake with myriad dried fruits and nuts!
I concur with this, and also submit apples/grapes in chicken salad should be considered culinary abuse.
What’s wrong with grapes in chicken salad :p adds some crunch
It’s like “New Chicken Salad! Now with juicy blisters!”
Best case scenario it doesn’t make it worse, but it defo doesn’t make it any better.
In my opinion… On the internet…
Raisins belong in their tiny little snack box for small children to enjoy and in well labeled oatmeal raisin cookies. That’s it.
Peshwari naan?
Teacakes?
Hot oatmeal?
Braised shard?
Jeweled cabbage?
With goats cheese and bacon?
cmon live a little
Not for me, friend, but I sure hope you enjoy all those things. I had one too many poorly labeled oatmeal raisin cookies as a small child expecting chocolate chips and grew to hate the things. Honestly I’m not really a dried fruit guy except for the occasional crasin.
Or hear me out, in a bin.
Why ruin goat cheese and bacon like that?
Trail mix, too.
No, dried cranberries should be used in place of raisins
Por qué no los dos?
Raisins belong too hell, where they came from.
