In Season 10 of "Top Chef," the exquisite Anna Faris and the middling Chris Pratt are the guests on an episode. As Gail Simmons reviews a dish, she opines that a certain element of the dish "gave us a well-needed hit of acid." Pratt then deadpans, joking ". . . you guys took a hit of acid, too?" Everyone chortles and then moves on, but it's a silly joke that actually does have a well-intentioned meaning behind it when it comes to the bright condiment and ingredient.
The iconic, incredibly popular Samin Nosrat book "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking" was a classic for many reasons, but one aspect of which I was such a fan was the inclusion of the word "acid" right there in the title.
