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- Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Downsides of using a very fine filter
- Replies: 6
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Re: Downsides of using a very fine filter
I used to use an external filter but began to feel like the flavor and texture changed when using one, so I stopped. I had two filters: one for sencha and one for puerh. As time went on I began to notice that I got less leaf in my soup as the quality of tea improved and as my pouring technique impro...
- Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
- Replies: 77
- Views: 25717
Re: Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
For an excellent treatment of the importance of smell in our perception of flavor see Gordon M. Shepherd Neurogastronoyy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why it Matters (New York, Columbia University Press, 2011) https://cup.columbia.edu/book/neurogastronomy/9780231159111 That sounds like just the...
- Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
- Replies: 77
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Re: Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
It was really strange. I could breathe clearly through my nose and yet nothing at all could be smelled. My wife brought home pho for me before I knew I had lost my sense of smell. It simply tasted sweet and salty/savory. I couldn’t even taste the ton of chili paste I dumped into the bowl. I didn’t s...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
- Replies: 77
- Views: 25717
Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
I completely (and temporarily) lost my ability to smell last week. While it was a troubling in the moment, I used the experience to observe the intersection of taste and smell. When I say that I lost my ability to smell, I mean that it was one hundred percent gone : I could breathe fine through my n...