On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 15:44:20 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Peter Aitken wrote:
>
>
>> You can use any oil (except olive) for the walnut oil because they are all
>> essentially tasteless. Sherry vinegar is more difficult - nothing tastes
>> quite like it. Cider will not taste the same but would be my choice (red
>> wine would be better).
>
>Thank you for your reply. For some reason I just
>assumed that the walnut oil would have held some
>remnant of walnut taste, hence the use?
>I can't tell you when I last ate brussels sprouts,
>and this just appealed to me after seeing him make
>it. And I normally skeeve Emeril, lol!
>Goomba

Oh, walnut oil is delicious and really tastes of walnut. The only oil
I can imagine replacing it is hazelnut oil - definitely not easy to
find.

Nathalie in Switzerland