Post B2iPi1hckch9Us15Em by amerika@annihilation.social
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(DIR) Post #B2iPUxp3rjM9hNGaNE by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T16:10:16.037819Z
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Well, turns out fresh turmeric is definitely not for me. It IS bitter. Ergo, I don't like it.
(DIR) Post #B2iPXeDFEPKpkRrF7A by amerika@annihilation.social
2026-01-27T16:10:44.298400Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese Gotta make it into a curry
(DIR) Post #B2iPaRDE1T74IUBAbQ by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T16:11:15.217751Z
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@amerika How would it not be bitter if I put it into a curry? I don't want bitter things in my food.
(DIR) Post #B2iPi1hckch9Us15Em by amerika@annihilation.social
2026-01-27T16:12:36.785573Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese The curry spice family is an incredible balancing act. The bitter turmeric is offset by the sweeter fenugreek and cardomon, balanced by the spicy chili powder and cayenne, buoyed by the black pepper, and smoothed out by coriander. Something like that. I am not an expert. But, I like to make curries.
(DIR) Post #B2iPt5pTkSaTTsy2im by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T16:14:36.962590Z
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@amerika This stuff is WAY too bitter to be anything than a small part of a big spice mix, and I have 120g of it.I'm noping the hell out. Besides, I might as well just use curry powder or paste.
(DIR) Post #B2iSHqNiWHWeibubQG by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T16:41:27.686008Z
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@amerika And really, the bottom line is that I don't want bitter things in my food.Full stop.
(DIR) Post #B2iTHhNI6gsIjqCugq by amerika@annihilation.social
2026-01-27T16:52:40.378346Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese Sure, and I can see that point. I guess that the magic for me is that curries are not bitter in the end, but a shifting miasma of flavors.The yogurt is really important. I have also started using apple slices to start, which allows me to avoid any other sugars.
(DIR) Post #B2iXQb4DKNknb9maJc by Biff@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T16:43:44.710884Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese Congratulations, you forfeited an oxalate bomb. It is not the health elixir it’s purported to be, quite the opposite (the dried version is even worse).
(DIR) Post #B2iXQc3BfgWieGJHM0 by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T17:39:05.219883Z
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@Biff You're talking to someone who has been known to eat rhubarb raw. And who is mighty miffed her present rhubarb crop isn't nearly as strong tasting as the ones she had back in dear old Finland. Just saying.
(DIR) Post #B2iXdJNcOnUWVWvCxk by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T17:41:24.259495Z
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@amerika I've come to suspect I'm unusually sensitive to bitter, as I seem to taste bitter in dishes others don't. That might go some way to explaining my aversion to things commonly labeled as bitter, which many enjoy. I'm probably somewhat undersensitive to acid though, since eating lemon slices raw is just nice and tangy for me. I even enjoy tiny amounts of wine vinegar as is.
(DIR) Post #B2iYLLjJ1WxQXM44mm by amerika@annihilation.social
2026-01-27T17:49:21.530757Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-it-means-to-be-a-supertaster?
(DIR) Post #B2iYzo9EmhuUG3UCP2 by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T17:56:40.402559Z
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@amerika Doubt it. If that were the case, I doubt I'd so happily chomp on extra sour things.
(DIR) Post #B2iZJKA7ypaD3DCzmS by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T18:00:12.644258Z
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@amerika Well I've previously dismissed that on account of not being particularly perceptive of many other flavours, and being very happy to eat sour things. But if being extra sensitive to bitter counts as one type, then quite possibly yes.
(DIR) Post #B2ig2YCLF3fPL1C1bs by Biff@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T19:12:46.582666Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese Oxalate is a universal human toxin that bioaccumulates. It’s still an ingredient in laundry detergent in India (a common suicide method). It was actually first identified as a toxin in the early 1800s by physicians observing other physicians who were consuming a lot of rhubarb and experiencing negative symptoms. Dr. Golding Bird himself died quite young, likely from oxalate poisoning. People who say they’re fine with it will have problems with gut, joints, bones, eyes, thyroid, immunity, mood, energy, and worse, and not know why. The spinach smoothie fad has done in a lot of young healthy people.
(DIR) Post #B2ig2ZJT62xgnPXEMC by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2026-01-27T19:15:36.275793Z
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@Biff Well I've never had problems with any of those listed. I'm not going to stop enjoying my rhubarb.Going to keep staying away from spinach smoothies though, never been a fan of stuff like that.