Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 PT and Linda, you two bring up a good point as to presentation and such. There are many things that can attract us to a dish. I think restaurants try to appeal to our sense of smell and sight before the food even hits our palette. I'd bet that sometimes something that looks very enticing can sometimes overshadow the fact that it really only tastes very average - somewhat fooling our sense of taste. I made some couscous the other night with red onion, green bell pepper and cilantro. I wish I would have had some orange or red bell pepper (as your daughter had used, Linda) to throw in there. Even just a bit of each would really make it look nice though it might not change the flavor a whole lot. How do we all react to the sound of food frying? Is this something that sounds yummy or is this a turn off these more health conscious days? S. On 5/23/06, linda <> wrote: > > I have been eating it every time I get hungry. I added some sliced black > olives to one of the times and it was a good addition. She made a butt > load > and I suspect we shall be eating it for a month. Oh, was that > presentation? > LOL I should do presentation? Oh, dear, I am such a failure...I sure did > like the taste of it though. <grinning> > linda > > " ~ PT ~ " <> > > > This sounds really nice and i like the presentation idea of using > > the roasted red pepper strips. Thanks for sharing it. > > Were there any leftovers for your lunch today? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Oh no, not a turn off to me! i love the sound of the snap crackle pop of a deep fat fryer! i probably should shun the sound, but it is deeply ingrained, and i am not even from the South! ~ PT ~ Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient. ~ Eugene S. Wilson, Dean of Admissions, Amherst College ~~~*~~~*~~~> , subprong <subprong wrote: > How do we all react to the sound of food frying? Is this something that > sounds yummy or is this a turn off these more health conscious days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 If I am cooking for others then I pay attention to presentation, mostly color and variety...at least my version of it. LOL I think for me it is the " smell " of the food that attracts me and not the looks so much. Unless it looks like a messy globular with no definition to it. But the smell is what will attract me to not only food, but places (love lumber store, craft stores) and people. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's albums: womyn47 - " subprong " <subprong > PT and Linda, you two bring up a good point as to presentation and such. > There are many things that can attract us to a dish. I think restaurants > try to appeal to our sense of smell and sight before the food even hits our > palette. I'd bet that sometimes something that looks very enticing can > sometimes overshadow the fact that it really only tastes very average - > somewhat fooling our sense of taste. > > I made some couscous the other night with red onion, green bell pepper and > cilantro. I wish I would have had some orange or red bell pepper (as your > daughter had used, Linda) to throw in there. Even just a bit of each would > really make it look nice though it might not change the flavor a whole lot. > > How do we all react to the sound of food frying? Is this something that > sounds yummy or is this a turn off these more health conscious days? > > S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 They say deep frying isn't really that bad if you fry at a high enough temp so that the oil doesn't soak in whatever it is that is frying - then blot. I hear ya though, whether it is something deep frying or some onions sauteeing. That is a very familiar sound (and of course very nice smell too). On 5/23/06, ~ PT ~ <> wrote: > > Oh no, not a turn off to me! i love the sound of the snap > crackle pop of a deep fat fryer! i probably should shun the > sound, but it is deeply ingrained, and i am not even from > the South! > > ~ PT ~ > > Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome > the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always > excited me more than the intelligence quotient. > ~ Eugene S. Wilson, Dean of Admissions, Amherst College > ~~~*~~~*~~~> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I notice that some of the fancier restaurants really work the presentation (I guess if you are going to charge that much you should at least sculpt the dish into some sort of art piece, lol). They try to layer or stack the food items and drizzle sauces with squirt bottles. The scent of foods can really trigger hunger. Do you all have certain smells that just automatically create a grumble in the stomach? Vanilla or doughnuts or cake or coffee or pizza....lol. Oh a bakery! Funny Li...linda, good wood smells so great. Cedar smells wonderful. I actually made something one time that sounds like your description of " globular " LOL. I wish I could remember what the main ingredient was. I know that it was made in a slow cooker. I believe it was some type of grain or rice or something that I had left in there too long. The whole dish had a oatmealish texture and was a rather brownish/greyish color. It reminded me of the classic prison or cafeteria foods you'd see someone slop onto a tray on a tv show. Despite the bad sight and texture of it all, the dish actually tasted really good. On 5/23/06, linda <l> wrote: > > If I am cooking for others then I pay attention to presentation, mostly > color and variety...at least my version of it. LOL I think for me it is > the > " smell " of the food that attracts me and not the looks so much. Unless it > looks like a messy globular with no definition to it. But the smell is > what > will attract me to not only food, but places (love lumber store, craft > stores) and people. > linda > > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you > do > it. " > Mohandas Gandhi > > linda's albums: womyn47 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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