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I like to actually think of it as more perfumey, and it reminds me more of a good hawt men's cologne...but I think it's a taste that reminds people of certain soap smells, more than anything.

Of course, I think bleu cheese smells and tastes like Band Aids. *laughs* Sure, it goes ok with some things...but really...moldy Band Aids springs to mind almost immediately when I smell it.

By the way, I don't sit around gnawing Band Aids...I think the smell is similar enough that it raises the alarm bells. Just in case you were wondering. mrgreen

Are you a taster? I can't do anything that has too much of the pith of lemons or limes in it. The bitterness sends me into a tailspin.

I once made a huge pot of black bean soup...and it called for whole sliced lemon...and I couldn't eat it. My ex thought it was the best thing in the world, but I was thoroughly disappointed.

What things can't you eat...? Just curious, as a walking allergy/dislike catalogue runs through my brain. I'm the type that flips through a recipe book and says....er...so and so can't eat that...so and so would hate this...oh, no death to so and so...

I love the taste of lemons...just can't do the pith. Same thing with aspartame in anything. The bitterness and aftertaste is so resounding and gross I can't bear it.

Re: Cilantro. I really like it. It has a herby, astringent taste that is almost effervescent to me. However, I have a friend who maintains that it's scientifically proven that some people's taste receptors interpret cilantro as overwhelmingly soapy and she's one of them, therefore any time we go for Mexican, they have to forego the cilantro. And in some places, the cook would as soon have a hand chopped off.

Mmmm, a foodie thread. Most of the time food is just fuel for me but occasionally I'll come across something absolutely divine and go into spasms of joy. There are quite a few foods I can't eat because of allergies or bad reactions so it's always nice to find heavenly food that I can eat.

This past summer we went visiting my husband's family and friends in Wyoming and North Dakota. In the Dayton area of Wyoming we were told that we HAD to go to the Wagonbox Inn and have one of their burgers. Our friend couldn't come with us, but he insisted that we take his money and lunch would be on him. That was the best burger I've ever had in my life and I love hamburgers. It was a hand-formed patty, probably had some sort of sauce mixed in with the beef, and it was flame-broiled. They put it on a handmade bun with fresh lettuce and tomato. Heaven on a burger bun!

In Rugby, North Dakota there is a little cafe called the Cornerstone that has the absolute best pancakes ever. They are light and fluffy but still very filling. They tasted like they were made with buttermilk, but I couldn't talk the waitress into telling me exactly what was in them.

We just got back from a trip to Vancouver Island where we found the joy that is Tim Horton's. It's a coffee/donut/sandwich shop chain with the best tasting donuts I've had since the little independent shop in town went out of business. I've never had a Crispy Cream donut, but my husband says that the Tim Horton's donuts taste much better than the crispy creams that he's had. Something else that was really cool were their lunch combos, sanwich, drink, and a donut instead of fries or something else that's just filler. Now we just have to figure out how to get Tim Horton's to expand into the States. wink

My least favorite foods in the entire world is Liver (I don't care how it is cooked I can't stand it) and menudo, just thinking of that gives me shivers, nasty crap. My favorite is a gizzy, well thats what my mom called it, I don't know what else it's called, but I do know it is made with eggs, if you want the recipe I will have to get with my sister on that.

I agree about the liver, YUCK! My mom use to try and trick us into eating it but, you can't disguise that horrible stench.
What is in gizzy?

Gizzy sounds scary as a name for a food, but if it's like a breakfast casserole, I sure could go for one now!

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Gads I hate the time change.

HATE IT!

But I sure to like a nice breakfast!