FoodBanter.com - View Single Post

La Mirada

On 6/10/2015 5:04 PM, wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:45:12 -0700, The Other Guy
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:18:44 +1000, Jeßus
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 22:55:18 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am not sure what this means but they often seem to use this term on the TV
>>>> show, Chopped. Usually in reference to tomatoes. Tonight it was about
>>>> tomato soup. They always say that it should have been cooked longer to get
>>>> the taste out.
>>>>
>>>> Now maybe it's because I grew up eating a lot of canned food but I just
>>>> don't get it.
>>>
>>> Tinned food *does* have a particular taste,
>>
>> NO ONE uses tin any more.
>
> Australia and most of the ROTW does, that much I can say with
> certainty.
>
>> There WAS, long ago, a 'tin' taste,
>> but you DON'T get the same from the aluminum that's used now.
>
> Can't say I've ever seen aluminium used for tinning.
>
> But it also just occurred to me that most the tins I see these days
> have an internal lining, which may account for any tinned flavour not
> being as pronounced as it used to be. A doubled edged sword... since
> the lining uses BPA, which isn't exactly healthy...
>
>
You say that now, but wait until your man-boobies start to show, you'll
be so proud of them!