wildebus
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I am quite starting to like AI 
Used it the last couple of days to get a whole series of images and pictures for a little fun project I am looking at (I have the ideas and images in my head, but I am no artist
).
But anyway, also asked it a cooking related question this morning ...
Last night the OH made a meal using Jackfruit and a Lidl Piri-Piri Marinade. The end result was incredible sour and actually inedible! (had to dump it and made a quick beans on toast instead
).
We're had jackfruit loads of times and had this marinade before (with Salmon) and it was fine, so what was the problem? Decided to ask AI ...
ME: "I bought a lidl piri piri marinade with garlic & lemon in it, and added it to some jackfruit and it tasted incredibly sour. what's the deal, man?" (I added the last bit for a bit of fun to see if it changed the style of response
)
Co-Pilot: " Ahh yes — the mystery of the Lidl piri‑piri sour bomb. Totally get why you’re confused. You expect heat, garlic, lemon… not “my face has inverted”. Here’s what’s really going on:
So it actually knew this was a problem! And then went on to explain exactly what why
Co-Pilot: "Jackfruit + Acid = Sour Explosion
Jackfruit (especially the canned young stuff) is naturally slightly sour because it’s packed in brine or citric acid.When you add a marinade that’s already acidic, the flavours don’t add — they multiply.
Think of it like:
lemon + vinegar + citric acid + jackfruit’s own tang = whoa.
Lidl’s piri‑piri marinades are VERY lemon-forward
Their garlic & lemon version is known for being:
With chicken, it balances out.
With jackfruit? It just goes full citrus grenade."
So a very good explanation of why the two together ended up being a total disaster, and then it went on to tell me how to avoid the problem again, still using the same two products together, plus a detailed recipe as well (which sounds very nice and will give it a go).
Used it the last couple of days to get a whole series of images and pictures for a little fun project I am looking at (I have the ideas and images in my head, but I am no artist
).But anyway, also asked it a cooking related question this morning ...
Last night the OH made a meal using Jackfruit and a Lidl Piri-Piri Marinade. The end result was incredible sour and actually inedible! (had to dump it and made a quick beans on toast instead
).We're had jackfruit loads of times and had this marinade before (with Salmon) and it was fine, so what was the problem? Decided to ask AI ...
ME: "I bought a lidl piri piri marinade with garlic & lemon in it, and added it to some jackfruit and it tasted incredibly sour. what's the deal, man?" (I added the last bit for a bit of fun to see if it changed the style of response
)Co-Pilot: " Ahh yes — the mystery of the Lidl piri‑piri sour bomb. Totally get why you’re confused. You expect heat, garlic, lemon… not “my face has inverted”. Here’s what’s really going on:
So it actually knew this was a problem! And then went on to explain exactly what why
Co-Pilot: "Jackfruit + Acid = Sour Explosion
Jackfruit (especially the canned young stuff) is naturally slightly sour because it’s packed in brine or citric acid.When you add a marinade that’s already acidic, the flavours don’t add — they multiply.
Think of it like:
lemon + vinegar + citric acid + jackfruit’s own tang = whoa.
Lidl’s piri‑piri marinades are VERY lemon-forward
Their garlic & lemon version is known for being:
- heavy on lemon juice concentrate
- boosted with acetic acid (vinegar)
- sometimes citric acid too
With chicken, it balances out.
With jackfruit? It just goes full citrus grenade."
So a very good explanation of why the two together ended up being a total disaster, and then it went on to tell me how to avoid the problem again, still using the same two products together, plus a detailed recipe as well (which sounds very nice and will give it a go).