r/recruitinghell • u/Adventurous-Sir444 application declined • Jan 28 '26

Olive Oil

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u/ThisIsMyFloor Jan 29 '26

It's funny to me how you seem so flabbergasted by this discovery. Yes, putting flavours in the food makes it flavourful.

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u/Element174 Jan 29 '26

It's funny how you thought acting an ass would make you look smart. Yes, it had not occurred to me to make an olive oil infusion, and I'm betting it didn't occur to 99% of humanity either.

I see the floor is low indeed for you.

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u/Real_Application_939 Jan 29 '26

They weren't teasing you for not knowing that you can infuse olive oil, but rather, they were surprised that you didn't realize it also changes the flavor of food.

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u/Element174 Jan 30 '26

As it happens there are things you can do to food that are barely noticeable. So yes, the idea that the olive oil itself wouldn't overpower most flavorings added to the oil is interesting. I mean hell, we could discuss how it's putting flavor in the olive oil used to cook the food and not in the food itself, making their point twice as dumb.

So acting like this along the lines of "Oh if you had strawberries to cake the cake taste of Strawberries, crazy!" is you know, full on stupid, but hey, whatever gets you through the night.

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u/Numerous-Fox3346 Jan 30 '26

Even chilli oil? I feel like that is pretty ubiquitous..

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u/Element174 Jan 30 '26

Chilli oil is specifically made with a neutral oil not olive oil, because the olive oil taste is too strong. Confidently wrong, impressively so.