November 27, 2014
It's interesting the flavors people do, and do not, like.
Pixy says he doesn't like cranberries. Interesting. I do like them, but there are things I despise, too. I really hate the flavor of raw celery and raw cucumbers. I hate walnuts and and I hate filberts. ("Filbert" == "Hazelnut" in some places.)
And there are flavors which go together, too, IMHO. I always eat grilled cheese sandwiches with ketchup. Done it my whole life, and grilled cheese sandwiches alone seem bland and uninteresting.
Chicken goes well with nutmeg, did you know that? When we had chicken-and-dumplings at my grandmother's house, we always sprinkled nutmeg on it.
Why is it that chocolate goes really well with peppermint, but the idea of chocolate and spearmint is nauseating? Darned if I know.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Weird World at
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Posted by: Wonderduck at November 28, 2014 12:32 AM (jGQR+)
The Brussels sprouts thing is genetic, transmitted on the male line. It's so cleanly genetically determined that, back in the 30's, no kidding, whether or not you liked Brussels sprouts was considered an effective paternity test.
So, congratulations, Wonderduck: You know your mom wasn't cheating with a guy who liked Brussels sprouts.
Posted by: Brett Bellmore at November 28, 2014 04:30 AM (L5yWw)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 28, 2014 06:29 AM (+rSRq)
Apparently you've got about a 50-50 chance of liking or hating Brussels sprouts, knowing nothing about your genetics. You probably wouldn't be ambivalent about them, though.
Posted by: Brett Bellmore at November 28, 2014 07:14 AM (L5yWw)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 28, 2014 08:22 AM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Wonderduck at November 28, 2014 10:26 AM (jGQR+)
Posted by: muon at November 28, 2014 08:11 PM (XIprt)
"balut" has an entirely different meaning, in Russian, though maybe spelled slightly differently in roman letters.
In the movie 2010, the Soviet space ship does aerobraking in the atmosphere of Jupiter using something they call a "balut", basically big balloons, connected around the outside of the ship.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 28, 2014 11:21 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Brett Bellmore at November 29, 2014 04:47 AM (L5yWw)
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at November 29, 2014 08:10 AM (RqRa5)
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Spoilers which are not properly tagged will be ruthlessly deleted on sight.
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