More soup making problems...

[jame_alec]

Yesterday I made soup again. In the past I had made the pasta with the broth, simmered the veggies separately, and strained and dumped them in. I realized I was probably losing nutrients by boiling them separately, so this time I simmered the veggies with the broth and strained and added the noodles. When I simmered the veggies I covered the pot with a lid.

And now my soup has a very noticeable sour taste. Nothing I put in it was particularly sour or expired... what could be causing this sour taste? And is there anything I can do about it now, or am I stuck with sour soup?

ETA: For the veggies I used a bag of mixed vegetables. It had corn, green beans, several types of peas, and carrots.

Comments

[libitina]

What vegetables did you use?

[jame_alec]

I used a bags of mixed veggies. It had corn, green beans, several types of peas, and carrots.

[libitina]

Huh... that should be pretty safe, then. I have no idea where the off flavor would come from.

Try adding something sweet and see if that helps (my sweetener of choice for soups like this is usually ketchup (it sounds odd, but true), but I don't know how the vinegar would affect the sour taste). Maybe just 1/4 teaspoon of plain sugar so there aren't any other flavors to complicate things.

Also, try a pinch of salt. There should be plenty from a bag mix of vegetables, but a small amount of salt can do wonders.

[jame_alec]

Thanks, I'll try that!

[libitina]

I'd love to hear the results.

[libitina]

(How) did the soup turn out?

[jame_alec]

Oops, I thought I had replied to you! Sorry!

The strangest thing happened; I had the soup in the fridge and the next time I took it out and reheated it it tasted fine. No more sour taste. I'm starting to wonder if I just hallucinated the taste to begin with. Or can putting it in the fridge alter the taste?

[libitina]

Fascinating.

I know that freezing food makes it taste less salty...

But there's also the mysticism of just letting food sit so that the flavors meld. AKA soup is (almost) always better the second day.

But I'm glad it ended up edible.

just discovered this community; hope you don't mind a random comment!

[hhw]

your sense of taste could also have been affected by something else you ate before tasting the soup (the way toothpaste ruins the taste of everything, for example). Colds or allergies -- anything messing with your sense of smell -- can also do strange things to the sense of taste.