On 10/29/2013 12:51 PM, gtr wrote:
> 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.

Ay caramba! I never said that I liked the taste of aspirin. It's pretty
well documented that humans have brains that are wired to avoid foods
that are bitter tasting. The reasons for this are well known. Feel free
to make personal remarks about my sense of taste and imply things that
are not true but the reality is that my question is a valid one - just
not in this group, evidently.

>
>> 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!
>

You're gonna do just fine here.