In article >,
Rick Rider > wrote:

> My sister-in-law has the remarkable knack of being able to taste things and
> discern the
> ingredients. It may take more than once, but she gets it. Is there a way to
> cultivate
> this talent?
>
> More than once I have attempted to recreate a dish with disastrous results.
> My palette
> seems to be less trained than hers.

I can often do this, too. I think the ability comes from having done a
lot of cooking, trying out various combinations, not following recipes
necessarily to the letter after the first time... basically having
culinary curiosity.

Priscilla
--
"And what's this crap about Sodomites? It's always Sodomites this and
Sodomites that. What about us Gomorrahians? We were there too; we
deserve some mention. Sodom always gets the credit, and Gomorrah always
does the work." - JohnN in alt.religion.christian.episcopal