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Unexplained sweetness

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  • 03-10-2016 3:26pm
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    A_Sober_Paddy
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    So just had some slow cooker tikka mansala, it had a bit of a sweet after taste.

    Only two things were different, used green beans and a new Garam Masala blend.

    The garam Masala blend had cloves, cinnamon in it which the other didn't


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    BuffyBot
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    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    So just had some slow cooker tikka mansala, it had a bit of a sweet after taste.

    Only two things were different, used green beans and a new Garam Masala blend.

    The garam Masala blend had cloves, cinnamon in it which the other didn't
    Seems unlikely to be either of those ingredients. Did anything else change?


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    Melendez
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    Day Lewin
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    Cinnamon does intensify sweetness, that is the reason it is often used with fruit, pastry, etc.

    (I even use it as a sugar substitute on porridge)

    So it might be that.


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    A_Sober_Paddy
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    The cook time and style were both the same as previous


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    Tree
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    And did you eat anything different before it? Like toothpaste makes everything sweet after (apart from orange juice) IME


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    dudara
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    As previous said, cinnamon can really enhance existing sweetness, which is why you get it with custard tarts in Portugal or with baked sweet potatoes in the US


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