Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
It seems that some of us have strong feelings about certain spices, food groups, or nationality foods. That's fine. If we all adored the one same thing, there wouldn't be enough to go around to all of us! I bet some of us absolutely crave other foods some wouldn't give the time of day to.
I thought instead of littering up threads with "yucks" and "disgusting!" peppered through our posts, we could have a place to crab to our hearts content about spices or "foreign" foods or...well, crabs, if shellfish isn't your thing. Use this thread to complain to your hearts content. Doesn't matter if another thread prompted your rant, or you tried something on a whim and thought your taste buds would die.
OK, me first. Cumin. Not a fan of the scent or flavor, but I know it's germane to the overall end result. When I add individual spices to something I'm cooking, I do reduce the volume to get less flavor. If it's in a seasoning mix? Instant indigestion.
Cilantro. Soapy taste, anyone?
Finally (for now), white pepper. Recently made a dish using what I had. It was old. Ended up smelling like horse barn. Just bought some fresh peppercorns from a vendor who sells bulk spices at a feverish clip, so I know they were fresh. Still horse barn. Is white pepper supposed to smell like that?
Anyone else? Kayelle, I'm looking at you. I've tried Indian once or twice in the distant past. I'm not interested in revisiting that cuisine anytime soon, unless I make it at home...with modifications.
I thought instead of littering up threads with "yucks" and "disgusting!" peppered through our posts, we could have a place to crab to our hearts content about spices or "foreign" foods or...well, crabs, if shellfish isn't your thing. Use this thread to complain to your hearts content. Doesn't matter if another thread prompted your rant, or you tried something on a whim and thought your taste buds would die.
OK, me first. Cumin. Not a fan of the scent or flavor, but I know it's germane to the overall end result. When I add individual spices to something I'm cooking, I do reduce the volume to get less flavor. If it's in a seasoning mix? Instant indigestion.
Cilantro. Soapy taste, anyone?
Finally (for now), white pepper. Recently made a dish using what I had. It was old. Ended up smelling like horse barn. Just bought some fresh peppercorns from a vendor who sells bulk spices at a feverish clip, so I know they were fresh. Still horse barn. Is white pepper supposed to smell like that?
Anyone else? Kayelle, I'm looking at you. I've tried Indian once or twice in the distant past. I'm not interested in revisiting that cuisine anytime soon, unless I make it at home...with modifications.