By way of an example, I was eating a salad which had raw onions in it. I then took a sip of Coke. The combination of the two flavours was amazing, but I know that if someone handed me an onion-infused Coke, I’d find it horrid.
What the hell is the difference?
The same reason that a salad with a bunch of different vegetables is better than blending them all into a consistent slurry. Or how some soups are far better chunky than blended into a smooth consistency.
When the flavors are mixed none of them stand out and you lose the associated textures. That can work in some cases, but not all.
🤔 I’ll be back to post the results.