Bought some weird-ass flax seed corn chips last time I went shopping. Meant to use them in gorp, but they never got included. Went to eat them last night, and thought I would have to throw them out directly. They tasted like fish. Not rotten or anything, but absolutely fishy. Son happened by, and I had him eat some. He said that he could not taste anything odd -- and that my palate had been ruined by 'giant cups of donuts.' Now I have noticed in the pat that son does not have much sense of smell. (There was one notable occasion at my mom's house where he could not locate a dead mouse...)
This morning husband tried the chips, and said they made him think of dried cuttlefish. He allowed that this was ok in corn chips as long as a person was prepared. (But his palate is pretty well wrecked from years of Naval food.)
Son, as I write, is defiantly eating them, claiming he cannot taste anything like fish.
So, does flaxseed taste of fish? Is it supposed to? And why, if so, would anyone want fish flavored corn chips?
This morning husband tried the chips, and said they made him think of dried cuttlefish. He allowed that this was ok in corn chips as long as a person was prepared. (But his palate is pretty well wrecked from years of Naval food.)
Son, as I write, is defiantly eating them, claiming he cannot taste anything like fish.
So, does flaxseed taste of fish? Is it supposed to? And why, if so, would anyone want fish flavored corn chips?
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My oldest son loves to eat tinned fish (exam.;herring fillets in tomato sauce) with rice for breakfast. (GACK!) Neither he nor my Hubby have much of a sense of smell. Meanwhile, I'm keeping Renuzit in business buying solid air fresheners for bathrooms and kitchen. As I type this, I am waving one around the 'den' where my compy is, to combat the odors of said herring tin in the kitchen. This is AFTER he has eaten the fish and rinsed out the tin and has it soaking in water!!
Funny about the dead mouse! When I was about 15 and we were at our cottage, I kept smelling something bad. It was strongest near the fridge, one of those ancient ones on 'feet' and with a big 'cooler coil' on top. Both Mom and I kept searching in the fridge for the source of the smell without results. Finally, I got down on my knees and looked underneath, expecting to see some dropped food or spilled liquid. Instead, I saw a dead mouse that had somehow gotten himself stuck on coil of wire!! YUCKY!!
I think guys have less sense of smell. I have noticed this. But son worries me a little. Not being able to smell a dead mouse, is a safety issue!
Also, I've friended you, hope that was ok!
You may like the corn chips. Husband and son have been eating them. I think they are not for me, though.
But Yodel will not eat tuna-fish. Weird cat.
Little girl cat eats everything.
As taste is involved with the scent of smell as well, that fits, too.
I love spicy - I eat vindaloo curry!
My mother had absolutely no sense of smell at all. She lost it in her early twenties and was never able to find out why!
A cousin on my dad's side had a poor enough nose that he was discharged from the Marines during the first Gulf war, because it was thought that he would be unable to detect when chemical warfare was happening in time to put on his gas mask.
My mom hasn't completely lost her sense of smell, but it was pretty much ruined by a bad sinus infection about five years ago. Tragically, because she was a very good cook, it has messed with her sense of taste as well.
And, of course, as you point out, it is a safety thing. We need to smell the world, at least a little, to be safe.
And, of course, as you point out, it is a safety thing. We need to smell the world, at least a little, to be safe.
Definitely. My mother was absolutely paranoid about gas because she couldn't smell it. There was no gas in her house but she was ultra cautious when we went camping.
It won't do anyone any lasting damage if it has, most likely, but there could be a bit of Digestive Upset.
In this case, pecans, peanuts, M&Ms, dried apples, dried kiwi. Stuff you can just grab a handful of as you go by. Cheaper to buy it myself and mix it up in a big glass thing.
Some people have been known to pick the candies out... the less said about them the better!
(Who is the wee man?)
(Who is the wee man?)
If I ever find out, you'll be the first to know ;)