On 2013-10-29 17:20:16 +0000, dsi1 said:

> On 10/29/2013 6:52 AM, gtr wrote:
>> On 2013-10-29 15:49:24 +0000, dsi1 said:
>>
>>> The question that should be asked is why do people like mustard? The
>>> taste is quite similar to biting into an aspirin.
>>
>> An interesting way to say "I don't like". If you really consider the
>> taste of mustard the same as chewing aspirin, you have some really
>> palate education left to go.
>
> I never said that I don't like mustard.

I stand corrected. It never occured to me that biting an aspirin could
be considered a pleasant flavor.

> One of my favorite dishes is won ton soup, without Chinese mustard and
> shoyu, there would be no point in eating it. I'm just asking what seems
> to me to be a logical question. What does mustard taste like to you?

Different mustards taste like different things. Mostly I enjoy them.
Biting an aspirin tastes flat and bitter, it's not the kind of taste
I'd want on any of the many things I like to eat with mustard for
instance.

>>> I'm not a big fan but it's amazing how mustard can enhance a dish when
>>> added in small amounts.
>>
>> Try a few aspirin next time, and see if you get the same effect! ;-)
>
> My assumption is that you can use aspirin as a seasoning. Why not?

It tastes terrible. But taste is relative; for some robitussin or cat
urine could be an ingredient "when used in small amounts". Not me!