On 6/10/2015 7:43 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "The Other Guy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:18:44 +1000, Jeßus
>> > wrote:
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>>> 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. There WAS, long ago, a 'tin' taste,
>> but you DON'T get the same from the aluminum that's used now.
>
> Interesting! People still say tinfoil too when it isn't tin.


There are a few where who could benefit from lead foil hat ;-)