Food combinations that others might think are weird

66Mustang

@JessieJ   I love a Laphroaig but in the winter. We live in a modern house without a fireplace and it makes me feel like I’m sitting in my granny’s old cottage with the fire roaring 😊

@Ranald   Are you a bit into whisk(e)y? I’m fortunate to have had something from most of the distilleries in Scotland and Ireland, and would enjoy recommending some smaller/boutique/craft distilleries

There’s a tasty world to explore outside of well-known brands, not to mention so much more value for money! I’ve sampled stuff from Glenfiddich, Macallan, Dalmore etc. which were perfectly yummy, but didn’t do more for me than £50 lesser-known brands. If I’d paid £400 of my own money for a bottle of one of these I’d honestly have felt quite let down

That said taste is definitely subjective! 

@WelshBlue   that’s funny about texture, I can relate! Have you ever liked a taste and felt sad you couldn’t appreciate it because the texture was a  barrier? I had that with porridge as I love the oaty taste but not the texture

WelshBlue

@66Mustang … definitely … love scampi - hate prawns because of the texture. Love peanuts - hate peanut butter for the same reason. Love eggs poached/ fried/ boiled - hate scrambled and omelette

Biggest hate - twiglets. My brain just rejects the texture before even going in my mouth to the point I gag at people eating them in front of me

It's weird really cos' in the past I've thought nothing of eating a sandwich with all sorts of oils and chemicals on my hands that you can taste let alone smell

Not that I'd ever order a cheese and onion sandwich with a dressing of hydraulic oil or potassium nitrates 🤣 … no wonder my stomach is in bits …

66Mustang

@WelshBlue I kind of get it I think, I've been through similar periods of having a strong stomach and putting very stupid stuff in my mouth, and then others of being super sensitive to the point that brushing my teeth made me gag… 😆

WelshBlue

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1052567#Comment_1052567

We're all weird in our own ways 😛

Texture can extend to touch with me … don't mind raw pork or beef … give me a raw chicken breast and it's radioactive.

I think I would be the most squeamish serial killer in history 😂

… but actually got more important things to worry about … shaved half my face and head - then the clippers have packed in. And have to be somewhere in an hour. Will have to film people' reaction lol

66Mustang

@WelshBlue my mum is like that, she used to be a nurse and she said after working in theatre she can no longer cut raw meat as her mind imagines the likeness to human tissue … she's fine cooking and a brilliant cook, just someone else has to cut chicken and stuff

I hope you have a good day. 😊

WhatThe

Salt in coffee!!!

I do think my coffee tastes less bitter, as the article said it would. I certainly can't taste the salt 😊 I don't use sugar and always heat the milk to make that a bit sweeter.

Plus, since Mustang has finally returned, I should mention this is Japanese coffee - I didn't know there was such a thing but the packet was damaged and I paid a quarter of the original price.

WhatThe

As coffee isn't strictly a food, I'll also mention the banana and white pepper sandwiches my dad introduced me to 😄

Grumpy1314

My Acid & Bile Reflux just look at any good and say that it’s strange!

durhamjaide2001

in South Africa we have rice with everything even on Sunday dinners

66Mustang

@durhamjaide2001 I once saw some South Africans ordering chips with their curry and rice… with the naan bread, having 3 kinds of carbs at once seemed wrong to me 😂

66Mustang

@WhatThe

How much salt do you use? I'm assuming you don't measure by the teaspoon like with sugar!!

Sadly I'm not a coffee drinker anymore as I'm taking new meds which react with caffeine so I've switched to tea… I can have the odd coffee so will have to try it with salt

How did you find the Japanese coffee compared to normal?

WhatThe

Haha just a pinch! It was good and strong (Japan's no 1 coffee it boasts). I would only add the salt with fresh ground though. I recommend decaff Colombian as I could barely detect any difference in flavour.

66Mustang

Thanks @WhatThe oh just an idea, it might be what you meant from the start, but if you grind your own beans what about adding coarse salt crystals in with the beans before grinding? 🤔

WhatThe

Hi 66Mustang, I don't have a grinder but that's an interesting idea! Not sure if the salt would be evenly distributed or if it would spoil ground coffee in storage.

I just add the teeniest bit to the hot drink ☕️

66Mustang

@WhatThe

I've just tried coffee before and after adding a pinch of salt

Like you I have it with no sugar, but I add milk

You're right… the salt is undetectable to me, but I can very much tell it takes the "edge" off the coffee. That's not something that overly concerns me so I think I'll be having it without, as I probably eat enough salt anyway so no point increasing my intake, but thanks for sharing the tip… it was interesting and I'll pass it on 😊