Comments on: Taste Sensation http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/taste-sensation.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/taste-sensation.html/comment-page-1#comment-477070 David Bradley Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:11 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=1702#comment-477070 Glad to be of service John. Personally, I never minded vegetables as a child, although it was only as I got to my teens that the message about salt and blood pressure got through and my parents (who both cooked) stopped adding salt to their veggies, so maybe I had an easy ride regarding the bitterness early on that tempered my taste as I grew up. Still not fussed about really dark spring cabbage mind you ;-) Glad to be of service John. Personally, I never minded vegetables as a child, although it was only as I got to my teens that the message about salt and blood pressure got through and my parents (who both cooked) stopped adding salt to their veggies, so maybe I had an easy ride regarding the bitterness early on that tempered my taste as I grew up. Still not fussed about really dark spring cabbage mind you ;-)

]]> By: Johnx http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/taste-sensation.html/comment-page-1#comment-476999 Johnx Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:13:15 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=1702#comment-476999 By chance, you reminded me of my childhood and a long standing question. My mother never used salt in her vegetable and meat preparations, that is probably why, to this day, I absolutely refuse to eat turnips or cabbage. On the other hand, her pastries are the envy of all who know her. While she would never touch pumpkin or sweet potato pie (she deplored these items), my father and I would never allow her to give these items to others. I was always curious as to why one would add salt to something designed to be sweet. It seemed counter-intuitive to me. Now, after all these years, this pesky little question has been put to rest. Thanks. By chance, you reminded me of my childhood and a long standing question. My mother never used salt in her vegetable and meat preparations, that is probably why, to this day, I absolutely refuse to eat turnips or cabbage.

On the other hand, her pastries are the envy of all who know her. While she would never touch pumpkin or sweet potato pie (she deplored these items), my father and I would never allow her to give these items to others. I was always curious as to why one would add salt to something designed to be sweet. It seemed counter-intuitive to me.

Now, after all these years, this pesky little question has been put to rest. Thanks.

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