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Old Mon, Nov-29-10, 15:17
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Plan: Atkins (ish)
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Location: Central U.K
Post Pine Mouth

I`v stepped on yet another LC "landmine"

having just roasted a lovely beef joint to enjoy, I thought it had gone off and had to call my wife to try it because it tasted bitter!

in fact earlier that day I`d had other bitter taste experiences but thought nothing of it really.
but This with the beef and even the stock was beyond a joke, and had me worried for a bit that maybe I`d taken a contaminated Vit tablet that I bought today, or was it the L Glutamine? perhaps I`d O.D`d on Zinc or something?

so I googled it, "everything tastes bitter", and a few sites down I read about Pine Nuts

here`s an article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...tter-taste.html

well I remember eating a handfull or 7 yesterday afternoon, and noticing that they tasted really sweet.
apparently, this effect should get worse next day, and could last up to 2 weeks

so anyway, if this happens to anyone else here in future, a simple search should bring up this thread, and reasure you that it is a Known problem, and seems to be quite harmless albeit annoying, and it is temporary.
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Old Mon, Nov-29-10, 21:14
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Plan: PSMF/IF
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"Ever eat a pine tree?" -- Euell Gibbons 1970's author of "Stalking the wild asparagus" in an ad for "Grape Nuts"

Tried it once, a Grizzly bear chased me off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJMIu18I8Y

Last edited by mike_d : Tue, Nov-30-10 at 12:12. Reason: many parts are edible
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Old Mon, Nov-29-10, 21:46
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Huh! I used to eat oodles of pine nuts and never had that happen and I've eaten pounds and pounds of pine nuts in my life.
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Old Tue, Nov-30-10, 02:53
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so had I, And many of the others that have been afflicted with this.
the effect is still there and my mornings coffee tastes yuck, but is marginally better than my own metallic saliva.
at least I know it`ll be over before Christmas
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Old Tue, Nov-30-10, 10:31
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I wonder what causes it? Would eating pine nuts i the future do this to you? Or did you get a bad batch?
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Old Tue, Nov-30-10, 11:21
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Harold McGee wrote about it recently:

http://news.curiouscook.com/2010/09...mark.html#links

Counterfeit Chinese pine nuts.
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