Re: [CH] Mezzetta hot olives / Taste buds
Gerald Schmidt (geraldq@gmx.at)
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:55:54 +0100
In German, Cilantro/coriander is also called Wanzenkraut,
Kraut (allright, you know sauerkraut) being a plant/herb/something like it,
Wanze .. checking my dictionary .. crap, it just says bug or bedbug -
anyway, same thing: when these are attacked, they exude a smell which is
rather like cilantro leaves... nasty.
Only that, considering "export potential" you obviously can get used to
cilantro (and chiles), but an all-natural bug flavoring? Something for the
weirdos...
Mag. Gerald Schmidt
www.PlantaCultura.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve M Duddy" <timetiles@icon.co.za>
To: "Chile Heads" <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Mezzetta hot olives / Taste buds
> Here in South Africa there is a beetle (Stink gogga) that smells exactly
> like cilantro when you smush it. It's a plant sucking beetle found all
over
> the place and I know the smell is not from sucking cilantro juice!
>
> Wonder if there is export potential? :)
>
> Steve
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> > Taste is a funny funny thing. Recently on another list, several people
> > said they cannot eat cilantro -- it makes food taste like soap to them!
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