Martha Stewart on the One Ingredient She Never Uses — Pop Culture

There are few ingredients quite as polarizing as truffle oil. Proponents love to use a drizzle to add gloss, glamour, and an intense, truffle-esque aroma to everything from French fries to cheese pizza. Critics, however, point out that truffle oil does not actually contain any truffles, and they often describe the aroma and flavor as one-note and overpowering. Now it looks like lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart has come down firmly in camp No Truffle Oil, because she called the ingredient "hideous" and said it was the one ingredient she would never cook with.

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