Why does cooking oil make things taste better when it doesn’t taste good by itself?

Question

I get why sugar makes things taste better since it tastes good by itself but why does something like cooking oil which doesn’t taste good on its own make food taste better than it otherwise would be?

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Answer 1

Because if you cook several different foods, like meat and some vegetables in one pan, they release their taste in the oil when they heat up. And when multiple foods release their taste in oil at high temperatures, all of them mix together and you taste pretty much everything at the same time when you eat it.