Sometimes, the secret to a food’s iconic taste is deceptively simple.
For instance, a lot of paprika is actually just bell pepper. Biscoff’s signature taste likely comes from sugar, and cola’s hiding-in-plain-sight star ingredient is the kola nut.
But what about ranch dressing, the creamy American sauce our friends across the pond seem to love so much?
It looks like a sort of garlic-mayo combination, but it turns out there’s much more going on than many of us realise.
What’s in it?