Comments on: What does pink taste like? http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:43:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Byrn http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3130 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:05:28 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3130 Sorry to double post, but could <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelmoschus_moschatus" rel="nofollow">this</a> be the source of the "musk" flavour? Its apparently native to India, which while not exactly close is not a million miles away from you, it is claimed that the seeds are similar smelling to animal musk, and they're even used in cooking.... Sorry to double post, but could this be the source of the "musk" flavour? Its apparently native to India, which while not exactly close is not a million miles away from you, it is claimed that the seeds are similar smelling to animal musk, and they're even used in cooking....

]]> by: Byrn http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3129 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:57:45 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3129 Hm. Not tried pink, but is it anything like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma_Violets" rel="nofollow">violet</a>? They too have a perfume-like flavour, and tend to be a mildly like/dislike it sort of thing... Hm. Not tried pink, but is it anything like violet? They too have a perfume-like flavour, and tend to be a mildly like/dislike it sort of thing...

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3123 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:26:07 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3123 Black and Gold is a supermarket non-brand, like the "Coles" ones in the picture above. No-name brands can be very bad for some kinds of lollies, but I think all musk sticks are very much the same. Many supermarkets seem to only <i>have</i> no-brand musk sticks. Black and Gold is a supermarket non-brand, like the "Coles" ones in the picture above.

No-name brands can be very bad for some kinds of lollies, but I think all musk sticks are very much the same. Many supermarkets seem to only have no-brand musk sticks.

]]> by: Stark http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3122 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:23:46 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3122 Red October - My father buys his here: http://www.simplyoz.com He usually goes for the 2.5 kilo pail but I'd suggest you try something a bit smaller first! I've asked him to include a packet of the "B&amp;G Musk Sticks" ($2.95) in his next order. Any of you native Musk Stick eaters know if this brand is decent? I'd hate to have a poor opinion of them because I got some notoriously bad brand. Red October - My father buys his here: http://www.simplyoz.com

He usually goes for the 2.5 kilo pail but I'd suggest you try something a bit smaller first! I've asked him to include a packet of the "B&G Musk Sticks" ($2.95) in his next order. Any of you native Musk Stick eaters know if this brand is decent? I'd hate to have a poor opinion of them because I got some notoriously bad brand.

]]> by: Red October http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3121 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:22:51 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3121 I like strong food (Habañero pepper sauce is a normal condiment for me), strong beer (I like Guiness and similar dark beers) and dark bread (I suppose most of you Aussies shun the few Outback Steakhouses that have showed up in your own land since they must seem hopelessly goofy to you, but I like them and they serve a very dark bread that is quite good), so it sounds like Vegemite is right up my alley. Now just the problem of where to get it in the US... I like strong food (Habañero pepper sauce is a normal condiment for me), strong beer (I like Guiness and similar dark beers) and dark bread (I suppose most of you Aussies shun the few Outback Steakhouses that have showed up in your own land since they must seem hopelessly goofy to you, but I like them and they serve a very dark bread that is quite good), so it sounds like Vegemite is right up my alley. Now just the problem of where to get it in the US...

]]> by: Jonadab http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3120 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:41:49 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3120 &gt; Vegemite *looks* almost sweetly delicious. It’s not. &gt; But will that stop yanks from spreading it on an &gt; inch thick? Oh no. Ah, now that makes sense to me. It sounds a lot like the difference between ketchup and mustard. You can bathe your food in ketchup, because it's not a strong flavor; whereas, mustard is something you want to put in in smaller amounts. If vegemite is in the latter category, people who try to treat it like ketchup would understandably have an adverse reaction. I should probably take the plunge and actually try the stuff some time, and then I could form a personal opinion about it, one way or the other. It's something I'd have to go out of my way to obtain and try, living in Ohio, but hey, I went out of my way to get pepper extract sauce, and I like that (albeit, in very small amounts). > Vegemite *looks* almost sweetly delicious. It’s not.
> But will that stop yanks from spreading it on an
> inch thick? Oh no.

Ah, now that makes sense to me. It sounds a lot like the difference between ketchup and mustard. You can bathe your food in ketchup, because it's not a strong flavor; whereas, mustard is something you want to put in in smaller amounts. If vegemite is in the latter category, people who try to treat it like ketchup would understandably have an adverse reaction.

I should probably take the plunge and actually try the stuff some time, and then I could form a personal opinion about it, one way or the other. It's something I'd have to go out of my way to obtain and try, living in Ohio, but hey, I went out of my way to get pepper extract sauce, and I like that (albeit, in very small amounts).

]]> by: Stark http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3118 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:01:04 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3118 My father (American), who spent most of his teenage years first in England and then in Australia, loves both Vegemite and Marmite. I find both of them edible but not something I seek out on a regular basis. My father, on the other hand, has some most days - usually on an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffin_(English)">English muffin</a>. He has also been known to make a Vegemite, ham, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Whip">Miracle Whip</a> sandwich. My father is a strange man. And yes, I have indeed tried said sandwich, and as far as I can tell it's like a eating a week-old dead possum, with added salt. My father (American), who spent most of his teenage years first in England and then in Australia, loves both Vegemite and Marmite. I find both of them edible but not something I seek out on a regular basis. My father, on the other hand, has some most days - usually on an English muffin. He has also been known to make a Vegemite, ham, and Miracle Whip sandwich.

My father is a strange man.

And yes, I have indeed tried said sandwich, and as far as I can tell it's like a eating a week-old dead possum, with added salt.

]]> by: mookers http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3117 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:36:39 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3117 I am an American ex-pat living in Australia and I happen to like vegemite. I also like mouldy cheese, chicken feet, and all sorts of other weird foods. Haven't tried witchetty grubs though. I absolutely HATE musk sticks. They taste exactly like the perfume smells (ie. reminiscent of some ox gland...) The flavour lingers in your mouth and it's horrid. Of course, the fact that my mum's signature perfume has been musk-based for donkeys years probably has something to do with the fact that I can't stand the thought of eating it... 'Nuff said. I am an American ex-pat living in Australia and I happen to like vegemite. I also like mouldy cheese, chicken feet, and all sorts of other weird foods. Haven't tried witchetty grubs though.

I absolutely HATE musk sticks. They taste exactly like the perfume smells (ie. reminiscent of some ox gland...) The flavour lingers in your mouth and it's horrid.

Of course, the fact that my mum's signature perfume has been musk-based for donkeys years probably has something to do with the fact that I can't stand the thought of eating it...

'Nuff said.

]]> by: FuzzyPlushroom http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3116 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:27:30 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3116 "I figure you’re talking about vegemite and not chiko rolls." No, I mean the mutton'n'vegetables-in-a-roll. Vegemite is salty-ass beer-making remnants or something. I do want to try *mite. "I figure you’re talking about vegemite and not chiko rolls."

No, I mean the mutton'n'vegetables-in-a-roll. Vegemite is salty-ass beer-making remnants or something.

I do want to try *mite.

]]> by: unfunk http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3115 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:42:15 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/what-does-pink-taste-like/#comment-3115 See, I think that the very idea of mixing butter &amp; vegemite should be grounds for being charged with treason. And for whoever asked what the difference is between Marmite &amp; Vegemite; Marmite comes across as being sweeter, and Vegemite is definitely saltier... Marmite also tastes more.. "vegetably" than Vegemite, IMO... See, I think that the very idea of mixing butter & vegemite should be grounds for being charged with treason.

And for whoever asked what the difference is between Marmite & Vegemite; Marmite comes across as being sweeter, and Vegemite is definitely saltier... Marmite also tastes more.. "vegetably" than Vegemite, IMO...

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