General Chat

I don't mind a mild curry, but hot ones hate me! They do awful things :-(

I use fresh herbs (grown in pots) in lots of things, also lots of garlic & fresh ginger.

Next time you make a pizza try mixing some oregano in the dough.

OH loves hot & spicy (is that why he married me? lol)......... he eats japaleno peppers, whole...... crunch! Yikes.

I went into Wetherspoons today and had a veggie burger.


It had chilli in it!!!!!

It was horrible and so uneccesary.

Rose you'd be very welcome.......only plain food here I'm glad to say,,,,,,no herb garden no herbs used,,,even home soups dont have any herbs or green bits in it and it tastes slurpin good,
dont have parsely sause,,tartar sauce,,,,and my food aint tasteless or boring.....

Ive left many many meals because of garlic added or herbs,,even at peoples houses Ive left a cooked dinner.

I can't eat curry, spice, chilli etc. Makes me heave. Trouble is everyone else in the house does, so I end up having seperate meals. Strangly, I like any strong and potent cheese and strong flavoured beer.

Andy

There is one herb that I really don't like and that is Tarragon. To me it takes like tobacco smells.

Ooh Sharron I do love a glass or two of wine but
prefer red in food.

Sharron my Aunt does not drink but uses wine in her cooking, you should try her Sherry trifle ;-)

I don't like chilli at all but I don't mind a bit of English mustard or horseradish.Different flavour with the heat.

Am addicted to pickled anything and use garlic and onion to excess.

I don't like the taste of wine either but don't mind it in cooking.

I don't eat very plain food but detest it when out for a meal
and spices and herbs over power the dish. Do prefer the taste
of natural foods as I know what I'm eating. :-)

I love cooking and use every type of herb/spice, peppers, garlic, curry etc . We enjoy experimenting with a variety of dishes from around the world. The husband of one of my friends will not eat anything other than very plain food, it can be quite a challlebge trying to please him when they come to dinner. When we go to their house for a meal OH always complains (later) that everything was tasteless, just goes to show we are all different, it's just a personal taste. :-D

Sounds good wisechild and makes sense :-)
When we used to holiday in Spain thought I'd give the
vinegar and oil a go but not for me and OH was the same.
Thank goodness we don't all like the same foods how boring
would that be?
As they say variety is the spice of life :-D
Can't get away from those spices :-)

We take it in turns Emma.
If I cook, I adapt what I´m having so that he can add what he likes to it & vice versa.
If I make a traditional English meal, I leave the gravy off his so that he can put vinegar & oil on his veg (shudders).
If I make curry for myself, I cook something differen for him, or he makes something for himself.If he cooks fish, I insist on having mine without oil & garlic.
Sometimes, we both eat the same thing. For instance we both like hot pots in the winter & salad in the summer.
It sounds a bit complicated, but most English/Spanish couples I know do the same thing.

Good point Brenda, when I was young tomato sauce was
the only thing we had on the table apart from salt.
Back then choice was very little nowadays it's different.
My OH started eating curries etc when in the Army.

Emma

Think some of these herbs and spices are an acquired taste.
When I was young my dad used to say there was something wrong with your taste buds if you had even brown or tomato sauce with food.Think the most we had then was elther apple sauce or mint,picked from the garden to make the sauce for lamb.

Over the years you tend to experiment,,couldnt stand garlic when went to Paris with school in 1951...and as for curry...no way....now I like a medium curry and after living for a while in Spain use a lot of garlic.
Maybe food was a bit tastier years ago....or is it an age thing?

So wise child who does the cooking in your house?

Garlic may be good for your heart, but it does nothing for your love life.
The smell of it makes me heave.
I love anything hot & spicy. OH drowns everything in olive oil & garlic.
He hates my preferred food & I hate his.
Wonderful.

Rollo it would do for mine if I ate garlic :-D

Ann I have tried but can' t get passed the smell of these
dishes, all my children and grand children are adventurous
food wise but not me. :-)

Garlic is good for the heart

http://www.cnn.co.uk/2009/HEALTH/11/13/moh.healthmag.garlic/index.html

The French ( inc my OH) eat a lot of garlic and I get a lot of kisses <3 <3

....but be extremely careful when translating the word kiss into French you may not get the reaction you expect lol.

Just as well that I no longer bother with perfume - my OH suffers from rhinitis, and it sends him into a paroxysm of sneezing! That's compatibility for you...... :-)