It's surprising, but yes, it does actually make a difference and add that much flavor. If you replaced it with fennel, you would get an entirely different flavor.
If I lived in the U.K., I would show you a side-by-side of a sauce made with a normal mixture, and then one with fennel, you would immediately taste the difference.
Although personally, I definitely agree with you that by itself celery is pretty meh. But in terms of cooking with other things as a whole, it's important.
I swear I learn so much on nostr - not always what I think I’m gonna learn about (celery being important after all 🤯) but I love it. Nostr, not celery.
Come to the dark side. We have celery. 😈
I feel like I’m talking to ratatouille 🥹🫂 very cool. Huh, so I supposed cooked celery is rather important 🤔 raw celery is still rubbish though 😭.
Aw man that actually sounds like so much fun 🔥🫂 someone should do a sauce tasting event here where you have to guess the ingredients- I would definitely go. I would fail, but it would be fun 🤩