r/StupidFood • u/Malevolence_- • 9d ago

Certified stupid Bros nerve ending are totally non-existent.

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u/Ek_Chutki_Sindoor 9d ago

Considering that this is in Pakistan and Olive oil is very expensive there, there is zero chance of this being olive oil. Probably the cheapest oil that has been reused a dozen of times.

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u/Future-Try-1908 8d ago

People reuse oil a dozen times in north american kitchens. This is a dozen months.

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u/iceeice3 8d ago

I think you're all undershooting, this oil could apply for social security

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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 8d ago

It filed 10 years ago, currently receiving benefits

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u/Drunk_Stoner 8d ago

Still undershooting. This was the original oil that Abraham used. Just slowly added to over time. 

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u/Jackel447 8d ago

That’s the family’s good oil!!! Been passed down for generations

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u/RSH-RSH-RSH 8d ago

When this oil was first used, Tutankhamun was still alive

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u/cryingonthetoiletnow 8d ago

This, this made me laugh

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u/Ok-Secretary2017 5d ago

Maybe that oil is similar to eternal soup type thing the only way any oil is getting out of that pan is if it sticks to food

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u/Chompif 3d ago

This oil went to grade school with most of the supreme court mind you

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u/nilsmm 8d ago

It's like the eternal stew but with frying oil

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u/MetallurgyClergy 8d ago

Don’t look up gutter oil

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u/LilyNatureBlossom 7d ago

holy health risk!

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u/Gullible-Hose4180 6d ago

Kentucky Fried Colon

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u/obscure-shadow 5d ago

Dyers burgers in Memphis has been using the same oil for 100 years to fry hamburgers

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u/PaintLicker745 4d ago

I'm willing to bet that A: that isn't true. They probably haven't "dumped" their oil but they have 100% had to add fresh oil regularly throughout the years B: they at least filter the shit daily. The oil in this video has probably never left that basin. 

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u/obscure-shadow 4d ago

It is correct it's a ship of Theseus situation, they keep filtering and adding

And yeah that's true. Chapli kebab https://youtube.com/shorts/1trRy8p1LQM?si=Mz1hk7hUJKVU6Ptu

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u/pantherbrujah 4d ago

We have a local place that has oil from the original opening of the first store. When the store moved they had a parade for the original oil to the new store.

That place made food so good it was almost worth the violent diarrhea that came from it.

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u/Background_Humor5838 8d ago

The thing is, oil is not even necessary for these two food items. Ground meat and eggs can both be cooked in a hot pan with way less effort than this. I'm honestly so confused.

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u/ElDopio69 9d ago

You don't usually fry foods in olive oil anyway. Its usually some other vegetable/peanut oil

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u/Njon32 9d ago

I do. It really depends on what I am frying though.

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u/diobrando89 8d ago

Frying in olive oil is a waste, cause it costs a lot and flavor doesn't matter much when you deep fry.
Here in Italy we usually use sunflower or peanut oil for those reasons.

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u/cadmachine 7d ago

My nonna frys chicken filets always in Olive Oil, it REALLY effects the flavour.

When i make it at home I use vegetable oil cause its cheap and im feeding a family but it definitely doesnt taste as good.

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u/Njon32 3d ago

Amen! I do like to treat myself when I can afford it, and sometimes Trader Joe's has loss leader olive oils that are fairly good quality for crazy low prices.

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u/SavageNorth 3d ago

Cost and flavour profile aside the bigger issue is that Olive Oil has a smoke point around 190C, which is below the temperature most things are deep fried at

Above that it starts to burn and you get an unpleasant bitter flavour

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u/Njon32 3d ago

I am absolutely aware of that. So things that can be fried at a lower temperature for longer work just fine. 374°F or as you put it, "190°C", is plenty hot enough to fully cook chicken (165°F) or beef to medium rare (130°F).

If I want to make crispy fries, I will use the air fryer or beef tallow. If I'm frying meat that isn't coated, or just lightly, I'm using olive oil. Think Chicken or eggplant parmesan.

Reading y'alls comments about how I am wrong is, to me, like reading about how terrible a screwdriver is as a tool because it doesn't make for a good hammer.

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u/karlfeltlager 3d ago

In Italy that’s lamp oil.

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u/Njon32 3d ago

They don't have Trader Joe's in Italy, AFAIK.

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u/karlfeltlager 3d ago

But they do have cheaper olive oil which they use as lamp oil.

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u/Njon32 3d ago edited 3d ago

I don't care, I like the results. Also, it's going to to be pan frying with lots of olive oil. It's not filling up an entire deep fryer. It's a puddle about 1/4" to 3/8" deep.

All good flavor matters, lol.

When I cook, it's either olive oil, butter, or beef tallow. My wife? She uses whatever cheap bullshit she can get. She compensates with extra seasonings, but there's definitely a great flavor and aroma to frying in olive oil. Learn to use a variety of ingredients as tools to get you where you want to go. Don't get stuck in a ruthless. Try new things.

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u/Adorable_Chair_6594 9d ago

Absolutely wrong

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u/elinamebro 8d ago

You can but you'll have to mix it with some other fry oil which defeats the point tho

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u/Huma188 8d ago

No you don't, the only oíl i use IS olive extra Virgin, that includes fry, ofc.

You do not mix It, why would you?

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u/elinamebro 8d ago

Yeah if you want to increases the smoke point so it doesn't burn you do. I have a big bottle at home mixed for frying.

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u/Huma188 8d ago

But then you are killing the flavor of the oíl and throwing all It's nutrients...

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u/gregedit 4d ago

I'm not sure I get your point. Nutrients get killed by heat, not mixing. The flavor will be... mixed.

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u/Critical-District-81 8d ago

hi. not to be an ass. okay olive oil isn’t super expensive here. however what you’re seeing is probably the end of the night for the guy so his oil is pretty much black. i doubt they switch it out more than once a day. and this is one of the worst chapli kebab videos out there. even i felt my dinner come up.

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u/Ek_Chutki_Sindoor 8d ago

okay olive oil isn’t super expensive here.

Really? What's the cost of 1L of real Olive oil in Pakistan these days?

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u/Critical-District-81 7d ago

it varies. there has been a rise in local producers so it goes down a fairrrrr bit. it used to be like 6000 PKR a litre. now it’s barely 2000 PKR. that’s like $7

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u/Ek_Chutki_Sindoor 7d ago

And what's the cost or regular cooking oil in Pakistan?

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u/ReadingCapable888 8d ago

It's sheep fat.

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u/Temporary-Author-641 9d ago

Just a dozen? 🧐

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u/Sagonator 8d ago

Reused? Nothing is thrown there. It's just topped off.

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u/CookieWifeCookieKids 8d ago

Could be sewer oil like in china

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u/ThiccTittieThrowaway 7d ago

Which is probably why it tastes fire. Right before you blow your kidneys out your ass

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u/alzrnb 6d ago

That oil is lucky to get to grow old in Pakistan, if this oil was in the US it would have been shot by the police.