While sipping a dozen chicken and ‘chicken-style’ liquid stocks and bone broths, Nicholas Jordan discovers few products taste good – and the stock standard is bad
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I have made a great number of stocks, all of them with the improvisational and scarcity-focused spirit of a preindustrial nonna. And despite my lack of actual nonna skills, plus the questionable age and quality of ingredients used, none of them were bad.
So you can imagine my shock and confusion when, after tasting 12 supermarket chicken stocks, barely any of them were good.
Continue reading… While sipping a dozen chicken and ‘chicken-style’ liquid stocks and bone broths, Nicholas Jordan discovers few products taste good – and the stock standard is badGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf you value our independent journalism, we hope you’ll consider supporting us todayI have made a great number of stocks, all of them with the improvisational and scarcity-focused spirit of a preindustrial nonna. And despite my lack of actual nonna skills, plus the questionable age and quality of ingredients used, none of them were bad.So you can imagine my shock and confusion when, after tasting 12 supermarket chicken stocks, barely any of them were good. Continue reading… Australian lifestyle, Australian food and drink, Food, Supermarkets, Life and style, Soup
