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Have You Ever Experienced Pine Mouth?
YES, this happened to me once. It was awful, and under the circumstances we (at first) thought that I was either having pre-seizure auras and/or bad side effects from some meds I was on.
Turns out that I had used pine nuts of questionable age to make some home-made pesto. Alas, I had this the day before going to a wine tasting, and EVERYTHING tasted bitter.
I had a heck of a time finding info on this online at the time; glad to see I'm not the only who who has suffered through this.
Le Creuset: Is it worth it?
Just do it and get it; you won't have any regrets. I first got turned on to LC when I got a "starter set" in red for Xmas about 7 years ago. I have the large Dutch Oven, large nostick frypan, the grillpan, the covered round casserole/gratin/saute pan, and the large lasagna/baking pan. All are wearing like iron, the no-stick surface of the grillpan and frypan clean up very well, and the Dutch Oven is indispensable for chili and slow-simmer soups and stews. My Mom still has a dutch oven in the original Flame from forever ago and while it's beaten to hell (she got it from someone else who abused it) it's STILL the best pot in her house! Just make sure to buy a "core" color (like the red or blue) and not get some trendy color that will get phased out. I happen to be in agreement with whomever upstream complained about the "trendy color" thing. I would also snap up some of the cute little cast iron pepper, apple, and pumpkin-shaped covered casseroles while they still make them just because they're future historical pieces.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Wine Snob's Dictionary'
True story: I was first exposed to Wine in a Grown-Up Way when I took Cornell University's wine course via the hotel school. It was there that I heard one wine that had gone somewhat off (mercaptin-heavy) described by the professor as "having notes of devil farts."
Yes, Devil Farts.
The only stranger one I've heard was when someone at a wine tasting described a particularly funky red as having notes of "motor oil and new-car smell," and he meant it in a GOOD way (was trying to push a new vintage that was selling for over $200/bottle)!
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