• quarrk [he/him]
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    27 days ago

    I would guess the benefit is a more starchy dish. Like when cooking pasta and you reserve some of the water from the boil, then add it back later to make the sauce stick better.

    • roux [he/him, they/them]
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      27 days ago

      This makes sense. I was thinking it was just being used as a fat substitute maybe.