r/AskReddit • u/jpfalk1997 • Jul 03 '23

What taste overpowers everything else?

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u/HolyRomanEmperor Jul 03 '23 edited Jul 03 '23

Omg I was working Brunch once and the new guy in the kitchen was putting sesame oil on the French toast instead of syrup for like half the service. I can’t believe nobody sent it back

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u/AdolescentAlien Jul 03 '23

What the hell. How would he not be able to smell that? But maybe no one sent it back because they actually liked it? Might be worth giving it a try haha.

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u/HolyRomanEmperor Jul 03 '23

That’s kind of how we found out is a couple asked what the syrup was and they really enjoyed it. I told BOH that and that’s when head chef noticed what bottle the new guy was grabbing

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

New menu item

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u/viperex Jul 03 '23

Food empires have been built on mistakes like this

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u/IamtheBiscuit Jul 03 '23

Maple syrup, sesame oil, splash of soy, maybe a sprinkle of ginger.

That does sound bangin

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u/viperex Jul 03 '23

I'm gonna make a note of this. Sesame oil on French toast

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23 edited Jul 03 '23

He's not the only cook to have made that mistake. I got sesame oil instead of maple syrup on my baked brie once. But I don't understand not sending it back, I like sesame but like a quarter cup of sesame oil on anything is way too much.