There’s nothing worse than flavoring food with a substance that’s been tainted. In this case our butter had been attacked by every odor in the fridge. I was super pumped to experience some popping corn from this nifty company out of Napa called Rancho Gordo. They specialize in dried beans, chilies, herbs and corn products. Needless to say that my first handful was the last. Yucko! Who wants something as neutral as popcorn tasting like blue veined cheese, onions and bacon? Fat absorbs smells, period! The moral of this story is to make sure you keep all your fats well wrapped and happy. A little factoid… in the old days they would make perfume by extracting delicate aromas with… you guessed it, fat.

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