PastaQueen - Comments on 'Matter of Taste'

Lisa commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:03:31 -0500

By Lisa]]> My hubby is one of those freaks of nature that doesn't like chocolate. He doesn't like oranges either, which completely obliterates one of my all time favorite candies - orange sticks! He thinks they're the grossest thing ever, yet he will eat brussels sprouts. He's a freak I say!

hopefulloser commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:17:37 -0500

By hopefulloser]]> I'm not a big chocolate or dessert fan. But I'm destroyed by all things salty and fried. I'd live on potato chips and french fries if I could. So it all balances out.

Although lately I've been discovering plenty of desserts that I like and finding a new appreciation of things chocolate. So now I'm doubley screwed :-)

FatMom commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:18:25 -0500

By FatMom]]> Just found you! What an amazing loss!! Congratulations! So inspirational! (And funny!) I love it!

Slem commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:15:59 -0500

By Slem]]> I love chocolate but hate chocolate cake...can pass it up real easy...altho I do kinda like the frosting...just not the cake...so I guess that makes me half a freak??????
my favorite is chocolate covered cherries..I could taste them in my mind when you were describing them...Thanks...

dg commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:17:41 -0500

By dg]]> ohhh so true. a life without chocolate is a life half lived!

these chocolate cherries you speak of... i wonder if they're available in the uk? they sound amazing...

Coco commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:27:33 -0500

By Coco]]> Former lurker, now exposed! I LOVE your blog; it inspires me.

Now, about today's topic . . . I know a yopungish woman who, after a bout with some virus (she's now completely healthy)CAN'T TASTE ANYTHING? Is she thin? Why, yes . . . does she miss it? Nope.
Jus' sumpin to think about.

kathryn commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:36:37 -0500

By kathryn]]> I worked with a guy who didn't like chocolate. Every time it was someone's birthday and we'd buy a cake, someone would say - "we can't get chocolate because X doesn't like it". I'd always reply - "Or X could just miss out!" I mean, no chocolate cake for 3 years, that's a lot to suffer.

Marla commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:38:10 -0500

By Marla]]> I don't understand what you're saying. I mean, I can understand the words individually, but they just make no sense to me when put together. "...doesn't like the taste of chocolate." Nope, I'm pretty sure that's some sort of gibberish.

Michelle commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:14:52 -0500

By Michelle]]> My ex-mother-in-law preferred caramel or butterscotch. She'd eat chocolate, but never as a first choice... I always thought she was the only one.

Sara-Ann commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:47:40 -0500

By Sara-Ann]]> I've been reading your blog for months, and just wanted to tell you how inspiring your journey (and account of that journey) are to me. Also - your writing is super-fun and interesting to read, so thank you - you kick ass!

Debbi commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:24:25 -0500

By Debbi]]> While I still like chocolate, I will offer my own experience with a declining taste for it. As I've gotten older, I've found myself preferring fruity desserts, and especially citrus fruit. This wasn't something I wished for; it's just happened as I've, ahem, aged. I'm now 55; this started several years ago.

I'm one of those no-no dieters who has eliminated an entire food group – sugar [that is a food group, isn't it?], though, so I only rarely eat sweets. And when I do, I pay for it dearly!

Jester commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:35:27 -0500

By Jester]]> I used to work with a vegan and he would not eat chocolate because it contained milk. (Dark chocolate was OK, I think.) So this wasn't even about what flavors he liked -- it was totally a choice about not taking advantage of animal products.

And while I agree with the philosophy of vegetarians and vegans, there ain't no way I am voluntarily giving up chocolate!!!

little miss ess commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:05:15 -0500

By little miss ess]]> My ex-husband and an ex-boyfriend both hated chocolate. Very, very strange.

PastaQueen commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:44:29 -0500

By PastaQueen]]> dg - OMG, you've never had chocolate covered cherries?! I would ship you some if I didn't think the custom officials would steal them and eat them themselves.

Coco - I met a girl at summer camp once who hadn't had a sense of taste all her life, but then had some sort of operation that restored it. Previously she had eaten foods based on their texture, so it was a bit of a switch for her when some of them didn't taste that great. She'd also do this weird thing where she would buy Ho-Hos and put them in her closet with a note saying "Don't Eat!" I later found out she was bulimic. I don't know if it was related to her new found sense of taste or not.

little miss ess - Well, it's good they're your ex's because there was obviously something very wrong with them.

amyt commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:23:16 -0500

By amyt]]> as we get older (cough) our tastebuds change. literally. chocolate is harder to taste and most people begin to prefer tart sweets like lemon and other citrus. ask the old folks home which desserts go first and it'll be the fruits, not the chocolate.

galnoir commented on 'Matter of Taste'

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:04:37 -0500

By galnoir]]> I swear, if I could give up chocolate and cheese, I could be a skinny, skinny girl.