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Nuking the taste buds
« on: December 21, 2019, 10:19 AM »
Fresh apricots have appeared in the shops in the last few days, and I have been making batches of apricot compote so as not to be entirely dependent on Bonne Maman.  I made a fresh batch last night, left it to cool and set, and this morning decanted it into its final container.  Of course, I ate some on the way ...

Then I made my first coffee of the day, and thought when I tasted it that I had forgotten the sugar (normally two coffee spoonsful), so I added more; then I drank my second cup, and had exactly the same experience.  I then realised that the apricot compote had overloaded my sweetness receptors, and I therefore temporarily needed twice as much sugar as normal in my coffee to achieve the same sweetness as I would normally achieve with just half!

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« Last Edit: December 21, 2019, 03:57 PM by Peripatetic Phil »



 

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