It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
anything but seasonings on it.

It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
difficult for me to chew and swallow.

I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.

Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
problem with some foods.

On May 16, 9:54*am, Landon > wrote:
> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
> anything but seasonings on it.
>
> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>
> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>
> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
> problem with some foods.

Lean cuts of pork, especially because (to my mind at least) pork has
to be well done.

White meat chicken is a flavorless substrate. I prefer dark meat
chicken, so when I buy whole chickens, I use up the breasts in soup or
stirfries.

On Mon, 16 May 2011 09:59:48 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On May 16, 9:54*am, Landon > wrote:
>> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
>> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
>> anything but seasonings on it.
>>
>> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
>> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
>> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
>> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>>
>> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>>
>> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
>> problem with some foods.
>
>Lean cuts of pork, especially because (to my mind at least) pork has
>to be well done.
>
>White meat chicken is a flavorless substrate. I prefer dark meat
>chicken, so when I buy whole chickens, I use up the breasts in soup or
>stirfries.

If I coat pork and fry it, it's not that way to me. Roasted, yep. Dry
as sawdust.

I also stir-fry my white chicken meat in 1/2" cubes. I find it super
tender and still juicy tasting then.

If I eat someone else's soup that has pieces of chicken in it that are
large, even that seems dry to me when chewed.

I do love my sauces and gravies. French dishes with sauce are my
all-time favorite foods. Too many are too bad for me, so I don't have
them as often as I would if they weren't bad for me. hehe

On 5/16/2011 12:54 PM, Landon wrote:
> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
> anything but seasonings on it.
>
> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>
> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>
> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
> problem with some foods.

There are surely some exceptions. A chicken, roast beef or ham sandwich
might qualify tho' I might sometimes prefer mustard on the ham or,
sometimes. steak sauce on the chicken.

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm *not*

sounds like a texture thing to me i have no issues with beef, Lee
"Landon" > wrote in message
...
> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
> anything but seasonings on it.
>
> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>
> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>
> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
> problem with some foods.

On 5/16/2011 12:54 PM, Landon wrote:

> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.

Makes sense for chicken breast (close to 0% fat), but salmon is
a very fatty fish. It should not be dry.

Steve

I can't stand plain mashed potatoes without some kind of 'liquid'
atop.
Pasta? Nev-uh without sauce.

On May 16, 11:28*am, Kalmia > wrote:
> I can't stand plain mashed potatoes without some kind of 'liquid'
> atop.
> Pasta? *Nev-uh without sauce.

I love a big ol pat of butter on top of my mashed potatoes, well, I
make a little hole and put the pat in there.

"Landon" > wrote in message
...
> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
> anything but seasonings on it.
>
> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>
> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>
> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
> problem with some foods.

I don't really like chicken no matter how it is made, but my daughter likes
it plain. That's the way my parents eat it too. I grew up eating foods
with no sauces or gravy. Maybe I'm just used to it. I also don't like
moist meat. I can only eat it if it is dry.

On May 16, 11:54*am, Landon > wrote:
> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
> anything but seasonings on it.
>
> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>
> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>
> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
> problem with some foods.

>
>
No, you just like sauces and gravies and think the meal is not
complete without them.

On May 16, 2:20*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On May 16, 11:28*am, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > I can't stand plain mashed potatoes without some kind of 'liquid'
> > atop.
> > Pasta? *Nev-uh without sauce.
>
> I love a big ol pat of butter on top of my mashed potatoes, *well, I
> make a little hole and put the pat in there.

>
>
Me, too. If I have buttered mashed potatoes no 'liquid' is requirred.

On Mon, 16 May 2011 13:40:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I don't really like chicken no matter how it is made, but my daughter likes
>it plain. That's the way my parents eat it too. I grew up eating foods
>with no sauces or gravy. Maybe I'm just used to it. I also don't like
>moist meat. I can only eat it if it is dry.

I had to get a drink of water after reading your post....hehe

When my son was at home, he and my wife used to eat plain peanut
butter on bread. Nothing else and without drinking anything to "wash"
it down. It gagged me just to watch it.

On Mon, 16 May 2011 16:07:07 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann
> wrote:

>On May 16, 11:54*am, Landon > wrote:
>> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
>> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
>> anything but seasonings on it.
>>
>> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
>> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
>> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
>> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>>
>> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>>
>> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
>> problem with some foods.
>
>>
>>
>No, you just like sauces and gravies and think the meal is not
>complete without them.

No, it's actually just as I said, really.

But I do love sauces and gravies and have them with almost everything.
Part of my loving of them is the "dry mouth" that I get if food is not
what I consider moist.

To me, mashed potatoes are just not right without gravy!

On Mon, 16 May 2011 21:06:33 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>Only if cooked improperly. It's taken me awhile but I can generally get
>poultry white meat edible. I do, however, understand where you are
>coming from. ;-)
<snip>
>It is also easy to overcook fish as it cooks so very quickly! I suspect
>your problem is quite common due to that.

I'm a very good cook. My screw-ups are seldom and usually seasoning
related than cooking method.

It's only certain types of foods. Like the fish. It's only Salmon. No
other type of fish seems dry to me. I mean I can cut a piece of Salmon
and *see* the moisture in it, but as soon as I put a bite of it in my
mouth, it's like a sawdust sandwich. It jut keeps getting larger and
larger until I get rid of it.

Turkey white meat or chicken white meat, roasted pork and some beef
cuts are also that way to me. They can be cooked as juicy as can be,
but still seem dry when I'm chewing a bite of it.

Unless it's covered in gravy or sauce of some kind.

I love almost everything, if it's cooked in a manner I like, but those
types of foods HAVE to have something on them to make them palatable
to me.

next time you get a cheaper turkey consider deboning and making turkey
rolls,... you remove wings and legs, debone into two rolls, leave on thigh
and when you roll it up that is folded in, secure rolls, roast and slice,
very good, skin on the outside and that thigh/back meat marbles it enough to
keep it from drying. Lee
"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> Landon > wrote:
>
>> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
>> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
>> anything but seasonings on it.
>>
>> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
>> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
>> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
>> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>>
>> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>>
>> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
>> problem with some foods.
>
> Only if cooked improperly. It's taken me awhile but I can generally get
> poultry white meat edible. I do, however, understand where you are
> coming from. ;-)
>
> I still don't care much for turkey white meat and it generally is turned
> into salads if I roast a whole bird.
>
> The one time I purchased 6 turkeys at $.69 per lb. to part out for meals
> during the year as dad and I really do like turkey meat, I removed
> wings, thighs and drumsticks for later meals into separate packages,
> deboned the breast meat and turned the breast bone and backs into stock.
>
> I ended up with 20 lbs. of boneless white turkey meat.
>
> At that time, I had just purchased my meat grinder and pork "trimmings"
> (which were actually anything from chops to loins to shoulder etc. that
> was fixin' to outdate) was being sold for $.99 per lb. and there was a
> good selection if you hit the store at 07:00. Plenty of people knew
> about it. <g> It now runs $1.59 and It still gets wiped out unless
> something else is better priced on sale.
>
> I bought 20 lbs. of that pork with a moderate amount of fat and made 20
> lbs. of breakfast sausage and 20 lbs. of Italian sausage all stuffed
> into casings. 1/2 turkey white meat and 1/2 pork made lovely sausage...
>
> It is also easy to overcook fish as it cooks so very quickly! I suspect
> your problem is quite common due to that.
> --
> Peace, Om
> Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
>
> "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have
> come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
> -- Mark Twain

On May 16, 12:54*pm, Landon > wrote:
> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
> anything but seasonings on it.
>
> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>
> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>
> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
> problem with some foods.

I imagine that there are people who are like you, and others
who are not. It would be extraordinary if you were the one in
5 billion who had this problem. However, I do think you're
rather far from the mean on this one.

I don't have trouble eating white meat chicken without a sauce.
Generally I eat it with at least a little butter on it, but I'm quite
capable of eating grilled chicken breast with only salt on it.
If it's dry, I salt it more.

Salmon is my favorite cooked fish. No sauce.

I don't use sauces on food to any great extent, and I've
never been impressed with French food.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 17 May 2011 06:42:02 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>I imagine that there are people who are like you, and others
>who are not. It would be extraordinary if you were the one in
>5 billion who had this problem. However, I do think you're
>rather far from the mean on this one.
>
>I don't have trouble eating white meat chicken without a sauce.
>Generally I eat it with at least a little butter on it, but I'm quite
>capable of eating grilled chicken breast with only salt on it.
>If it's dry, I salt it more.
>
>Salmon is my favorite cooked fish. No sauce.
>
>I don't use sauces on food to any great extent, and I've
>never been impressed with French food.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

From the comments of just a few people here, I see that I'm not
unusual at all. I think perhaps I am right on the mean for this. I
don't really see it as a problem, just something I was curious about.

I'm glad you eat less French Food. It leaves more for me! Sauces,
sauces and more sauces!

On Mon, 16 May 2011 22:35:03 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, Landon
> wrote,
>
>When my son was at home, he and my wife used to eat plain peanut
>butter on bread. Nothing else and without drinking anything to "wash"
>it down. It gagged me just to watch it.

Straight out of the "Got Milk?" commercial!

On May 17, 10:59*am, Landon > wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2011 06:42:02 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >I imagine that there are people who are like you, and others
> >who are not. *It would be extraordinary if you were the one in
> >5 billion who had this problem. * However, I do think you're
> >rather far from the mean on this one.
>
> >I don't have trouble eating white meat chicken without a sauce.
> >Generally I eat it with at least a little butter on it, but I'm quite
> >capable of eating grilled chicken breast with only salt on it.
> >If it's dry, I salt it more.
>
> >Salmon is my favorite cooked fish. *No sauce.
>
> >I don't use sauces on food to any great extent, and I've
> >never been impressed with French food.
>
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> From the comments of just a few people here, I see that I'm not
> unusual at all. I think perhaps I am right on the mean for this. I
> don't really see it as a problem, just something I was curious about.

Not unusual, certainly. However, the respondents in this thread
probably self-select for "preferring sauces", so it's likely a
statistically skewed sample.

> I'm glad you eat less French Food. It leaves more for me! Sauces,
> sauces and more sauces!

I wasn't aware this was a zero-sum game.

I'm grilling chicken breasts tonight. I will likely cut one up
and have it on a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Technically,
that is with a sauce. I'll think about you while I'm eating it.

Cindy Hamilton

The dh learned this at his very first job... a hundred or so years ago... he
can debone a turkey faster than most people can a single chicken breast...
as to the legs we have both roasted and boiled them in advance, stripped the
meat, chopped and rolled inside the roll. boiled works best but... the dh
likes them so well i don't ask him to do it anymore.
"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "Storrmmee" > wrote:
>
>> next time you get a cheaper turkey consider deboning and making turkey
>> rolls,... you remove wings and legs, debone into two rolls, leave on
>> thigh
>> and when you roll it up that is folded in, secure rolls, roast and slice,
>> very good, skin on the outside and that thigh/back meat marbles it enough
>> to
>> keep it from drying. Lee
>
> I've seen that demo'd on youtube with chickens too. :-) I just wish the
> drumsticks did not have all those tendons in them so I could include
> those too...
> --
> Peace, Om
> Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
>
> "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have
> come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
> -- Mark Twain

On May 16, 9:35*pm, Landon > wrote:
>
>
> When my son was at home, he and my wife used to eat plain peanut
> butter on bread. Nothing else and without drinking anything to "wash"
> it down. It gagged me just to watch it.
>
>
You would probably pass out if you and I ate a meal together. I
_rarely_ drink anything with my meals, only after I'm through eating
do I drink.

On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:06:11 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann
> wrote:

>On May 16, 9:35*pm, Landon > wrote:
>>
>>
>> When my son was at home, he and my wife used to eat plain peanut
>> butter on bread. Nothing else and without drinking anything to "wash"
>> it down. It gagged me just to watch it.
>>
>>
>You would probably pass out if you and I ate a meal together. I
>_rarely_ drink anything with my meals, only after I'm through eating
>do I drink.

Ha! Yer crackin me up! I sip a drink with my meals, but never finish
more than about a half glass of anything during an entire meal served
the way I like food. Everything with sauces or gravies on it!

It does kill me when I see someone eat something "dry" like a peanut
butter sandwich. I can't even look! haha

Or even worse, those peanut butter crackers in the cellophane! OMG,
people who eat those without a gallon of milk to wash it down make me
crazy!

And Oreo's without milk...there are laws against eating them without
milk! Procedures that must be followed! One whole cookie and a sip of
milk...chew until mixed well....*then* swallow! haha! Let's be
civilized!

I think that's covered under the "Milk and Cookies Act" of 1592.

On May 17, 9:31*pm, Landon > wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:06:11 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann
>
> > wrote:
> >On May 16, 9:35*pm, Landon > wrote:
>
> >> When my son was at home, he and my wife used to eat plain peanut
> >> butter on bread. Nothing else and without drinking anything to "wash"
> >> it down. It gagged me just to watch it.
>
> >You would probably pass out if you and I ate a meal together. *I
> >_rarely_ *drink anything with my meals, only after I'm through eating
> >do I drink.
>
> Ha! Yer crackin me up! I sip a drink with my meals, but never finish
> more than about a half glass of anything during an entire meal served
> the way I like food. Everything with sauces or gravies on it!
>
> It does kill me when I see someone eat something "dry" like a peanut
> butter sandwich. I can't even look! haha
>
> Or even worse, those peanut butter crackers in the cellophane! OMG,
> people who eat those without a gallon of milk to wash it down make me
> crazy!

You should probably see someone about that. Your personality
doesn't seem to have very good boundaries.

Cindy Hamilton

On May 17, 9:36*pm, Landon > wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2011 12:00:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>
> > wrote:
> >I'm grilling chicken breasts tonight. *I will likely cut one up
> >and have it on a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. *Technically,
> >that is with a sauce. *I'll think about you while I'm eating it.
>
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> Oh Yum! I love them that way! Really, it takes so little to make me
> happy! Just a tad of something wet on those dry things!
>
> Enjoy your salad! I would add a tiny bit of red pepper powder to it
> also! Or even soak a hot pepper in the vinaigrette for a week or two
> before using it.

I make the vinaigrette fresh every time I want some. Red pepper
would overpower the balsamic.

That said, I make a vicious Caesar-type dressing with about
5 cloves of raw garlic, half a teaspoon of cayenne, and a good
deal of Tabasco (shake the bottle vigorously into the
dressing while counting to five). Along with, you know, lemon
juice, oil, Worcestershire, and some other stuff:

http://www.adi.com/~hamilton/recipes/caesar.txt

Cindy

On Wed, 18 May 2011 06:49:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>Your personality doesn't seem to have very good boundaries.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

That's one of the oddest things anyone has ever said to me.
Personalities have boundaries? You'll have to explain that one to me.

On May 18, 10:35*am, Landon > wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2011 06:49:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>
> > wrote:
> >Your personality doesn't seem to have very good boundaries.
>
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> That's one of the oddest things anyone has ever said to me.
> Personalities have boundaries? You'll have to explain that one to me.

In this case, someone with a strong personality boundary can
watch someone else do something repugnant without feeling
like it's happening to himself.

I can watch someone eat stuff that I would never put in my
mouth, yet it doesn't "kill me", "make me crazy" or give me
the feeling that "I can't look". You don't seem to be able
to separate someone else's actions from your own feelings.

Unless you're exaggerating for humor. It's hard to tell that
kind of thing on Usenet.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 18 May 2011 08:00:11 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On May 18, 10:35*am, Landon > wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 May 2011 06:49:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >Your personality doesn't seem to have very good boundaries.
>>
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> That's one of the oddest things anyone has ever said to me.
>> Personalities have boundaries? You'll have to explain that one to me.
>
>In this case, someone with a strong personality boundary can
>watch someone else do something repugnant without feeling
>like it's happening to himself.
>
>I can watch someone eat stuff that I would never put in my
>mouth, yet it doesn't "kill me", "make me crazy" or give me
>the feeling that "I can't look". You don't seem to be able
>to separate someone else's actions from your own feelings.
>
>Unless you're exaggerating for humor. It's hard to tell that
>kind of thing on Usenet.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

hehe, yes, I was exaggerating. Wait, let me check....yep, still have a
pulse, so it didn't *kill me*.(That's a joke)

I think you took me a little too literally, but as you said, it's
sometimes difficult to interpret someone's typed words and discern the
real manner in which they meant them. :-)>

There are varying degrees of crazy that are attributed to me by
others. Some may be accurate! (That's a joke)

On Tue, 17 May 2011 21:49:55 -0400, Landon > wrote:

>On Tue, 17 May 2011 14:50:27 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>> Landon > wrote:
>>
>>> It's always puzzled me how anyone can eat plain white meat from fowl
>>> and some fish that has been broiled or baked and then served without
>>> anything but seasonings on it.
>>>
>>> It must be that my saliva glands don't produce enough. When I eat a
>>> bite of plain salmon or chicken white meat, even if the meat is
>>> obviously juicy, it seems dry as sawdust in my mouth and actually is
>>> difficult for me to chew and swallow.
>>>
>>> I put sauces and gravy on almost everything I eat for this reason.
>>>
>>> Is anyone else like this? I often wondered if others had the same
>>> problem with some foods.
>>
>> It seems to me that they must be overdone. It's rare that I cook up
>>chicken breasts whole or halved, rather than cut up or shredded and in
>>something else, but that has to do with how many it would take to feed
>>us all that way, versus eating them in bits as an ingredient.
>
>That's true with me as well. I haven't cooked chicken breasts to be
>eaten *as is* in many, many years. Like you, I cook them as an
>ingredient in some other dish, soup or stew. I could name 50 dishes I
>put shredded, diced or cubed chicken into.
>
>#1. <just kiddin>
>
>Diced into 1/2 inch cubes and stir-fried just until done, in a couple
>tablespoons of oil and seasonings is about my favorite way to eat
>chicken.

If first velvetized it won't dry out.

On May 16, 9:49*pm, Landon > wrote:
> On Mon, 16 May 2011 21:06:33 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Only if cooked improperly. *It's taken me awhile but I can generally get
> >poultry white meat edible. *I do, however, understand where you are
> >coming from. ;-)
> <snip>
> >It is also easy to overcook fish as it cooks so very quickly! I suspect
> >your problem is quite common due to that.
>
> I'm a very good cook. My screw-ups are seldom and usually seasoning
> related than cooking method.
>
> It's only certain types of foods. Like the fish. It's only Salmon. No
> other type of fish seems dry to me. I mean I can cut a piece of Salmon
> and *see* the moisture in it, but as soon as I put a bite of it in my
> mouth, it's like a sawdust sandwich. It jut keeps getting larger and
> larger until I get rid of it.
>
> Turkey white meat or chicken white meat, roasted pork and some beef
> cuts are also that way to me. They can be cooked as juicy as can be,
> but still seem dry when I'm chewing a bite of it.
>
> Unless it's covered in gravy or sauce of some kind.
>
> I love almost everything, if it's cooked in a manner I like, but those
> types of foods HAVE to have something on them to make them palatable
> to me.

What do you put on salmon? I, too, often find it very dry in the
mouth. I like it with bechamel (white) sauce, made with chunks of
hard-boiled egg in it. Some people put peas in it. I just do what my
mom did ;-)

N.

On Wed, 18 May 2011 15:46:14 GMT, "Kent Brockman" >
wrote:

>
>On 18-May-2011, Landon > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 18 May 2011 06:49:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Your personality doesn't seem to have very good boundaries.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> That's one of the oddest things anyone has ever said to me.
>> Personalities have boundaries? You'll have to explain that one to me.
>
>I interpreted it to mean you're creepy.

"Creepy"

Really? That's kind of amusing. What exactly does "Creepy" mean to
you?

When I was a child, it meant anything I didn't understand and was
different than *my* norm. After I matured, I quit using the expression
and it's childish implications.

On Wed, 18 May 2011 09:49:27 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>On May 16, 9:49*pm, Landon > wrote:
>> On Mon, 16 May 2011 21:06:33 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >Only if cooked improperly. *It's taken me awhile but I can generally get
>> >poultry white meat edible. *I do, however, understand where you are
>> >coming from. ;-)
>> <snip>
>> >It is also easy to overcook fish as it cooks so very quickly! I suspect
>> >your problem is quite common due to that.
>>
>> I'm a very good cook. My screw-ups are seldom and usually seasoning
>> related than cooking method.
>>
>> It's only certain types of foods. Like the fish. It's only Salmon. No
>> other type of fish seems dry to me. I mean I can cut a piece of Salmon
>> and *see* the moisture in it, but as soon as I put a bite of it in my
>> mouth, it's like a sawdust sandwich. It jut keeps getting larger and
>> larger until I get rid of it.
>>
>> Turkey white meat or chicken white meat, roasted pork and some beef
>> cuts are also that way to me. They can be cooked as juicy as can be,
>> but still seem dry when I'm chewing a bite of it.
>>
>> Unless it's covered in gravy or sauce of some kind.
>>
>> I love almost everything, if it's cooked in a manner I like, but those
>> types of foods HAVE to have something on them to make them palatable
>> to me.
>
>What do you put on salmon? I, too, often find it very dry in the
>mouth. I like it with bechamel (white) sauce, made with chunks of
>hard-boiled egg in it. Some people put peas in it. I just do what my
>mom did ;-)
>
>N.

The only way I like Salmon is when I make fish patties for sandwiches.
Then I make thin, bread sized squares and fry them in EVOO until they
are crisp on the outside. The sandwich has whatever type of condiments
I prefer at the moment...maybe tomato, lettuce, onion...that type of
thing.

When I eat Salmon "as is", even with sauce on it, I find it
unappealing.

On 18/05/2011 12:54 PM, Landon wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2011 15:46:14 GMT, "Kent >
>
>>> That's one of the oddest things anyone has ever said to me.
>>> Personalities have boundaries? You'll have to explain that one to me.
>>
>> I interpreted it to mean you're creepy.
>
> "Creepy"
>
> Really? That's kind of amusing. What exactly does "Creepy" mean to
> you?

People like you.


> When I was a child, it meant anything I didn't understand and was
> different than *my* norm. After I matured, I quit using the expression
> and it's childish implications.


My bet is that your childhood is not far behind you. Either that or you
are so old that you are reverting.

Nancy2 > wrote:

>On May 16, 9:49*pm, Landon > wrote:
>> On Mon, 16 May 2011 21:06:33 -0500, Omelet >
>What do you put on salmon? I, too, often find it very dry in the
>mouth.

_De rigeur_ would be mango salsa.

>I like it with bechamel (white) sauce, made with chunks of
>hard-boiled egg in it.

Sounds old school.

Steve

On May 19, 1:55*am, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> Nancy2 > wrote:
> >On May 16, 9:49*pm, Landon > wrote:
> >> On Mon, 16 May 2011 21:06:33 -0500, Omelet >
> >What do you put on salmon? *I, too, often find it very dry in the
> >mouth. *
>
> _De rigeur_ would be mango salsa.
>
> >I like it with bechamel (white) sauce, made with chunks of
> >hard-boiled egg in it. *
>
> Sounds old school.
>
> Steve

I suppose it is - that's how my mom served salmon back in the day. A
LONG time ago. LOL.

N.

Omelet wrote:
>What do you put on salmon? *
>I often find it very dry in the mouth. *

You're supposed to have a big pitcher of mimosa to wash it down.

Horseradish tartar sauce.
http://www.food.com/recipe/horseradi...r-sauce-133451

On 2011-05-19, Omelet > wrote:

> But I HATE Horseradish!

Can we jes shovel the dirt over you, now?

nb

On Thu, 19 May 2011 15:31:04 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>But I HATE Horseradish!
>I'd rather use a mustard sauce...
>
>I most often cook Salmon with dill and lemon and that has worked to
>date. It's been fine. It's at restaurants that I find Salmon to be dry.

I've had it served in restaurants a couple times that it was so dry
you could have used it as a sponge. One bite like that and to avoid
being rude at someone's house, I'll take a small bite of it with
ANYTHING else to get it down my throat. In a restaurant, I just stop
eating it and leave it on my plate if I'm on a personal meal. At a
dinner meeting, I'll also eat it if most others do, but with each bite
topped with something else. hehe

I know many here may say I'm crazy to eat something that disagrees
with me, but I was raised to be totally polite at all times, and when
I'm a guest at someone's house, they have prepared and served me a
meal to share with their family, so if they eat it, I eat it. In this
case, I just try to distract them with conversation somehow while I
choke that nasty stuff down. I can't lie and invent "allergies" to
avoid it like I've heard other's do. That would be a lie to remember.
My memory isn't good enough to remember lies so I don't use them.

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2011-05-19, Omelet > wrote:
>
> > But I HATE Horseradish!
>
> Can we jes shovel the dirt over you, now?

Don't be silly, nb. That just means more for us!

:-)

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA