Has anyone figured out why people hate the word "Vagina" so much?
This has to be a hoax, right? I mean, "The Hoohah Monologues"???? I refuse to buy it.
Hazelnuts are the only nuts I actively dislike. I find them strange and offputting.
Why couldn't Giles have shackles like any self-respecting bachelor?
Xander ,'Beneath You'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Feb 08, 2007 7:19:37 am PST #8985 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DavidS - Feb 08, 2007 7:20:07 am PST #8986 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I love walnuts but they don't have an evil bitter taste to me. Just slightly bitter which contrasts beautifully with both chocolate brownies or maple syrup.
They're a little like pecans but not as buttery, darker, that edge of bitter. Again, if you don't have Shrift's tongue (or a comparable one) they taste extra good with chocolate.
Peanuts are not nuts, so they may not ping the nut people. They're legumes.
lisah - Feb 08, 2007 7:20:29 am PST #8987 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I think that the reason walnuts are in grocery stores at all is that they are less strongly-flavored than peanuts (they can go into salads) but $3 per pound cheaper than almonds.
But I love walnuts for their own walnuttiness! They have a texture and a taste that are distinct from other nuts.
Pecans are chewier and sweeter than walnuts. I love them too but when I want a walnut I want a walnut (for example, in the salad I'm going to be having for lunch where the walnuts will go perfectly with the blue cheese).
That said, I love all nuts. I have not met a nut I do not love. See, also, vegetables.
sarameg - Feb 08, 2007 7:21:28 am PST #8988 of 10001
You like okra?
Sue - Feb 08, 2007 7:22:02 am PST #8989 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I think walnuts have a nice bitter/sweet contrast. They really add a nutty sweetness to salads but the skin does have a bitterness to it.
lisah - Feb 08, 2007 7:22:09 am PST #8990 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
LOVE OKRA! (especially pickled...YUM!)
DavidS - Feb 08, 2007 7:23:19 am PST #8991 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You like okra?
I like it in Southern foods like gumbo.
What I don't like is: lima beans. Blech. Hate the texture. Also dislike garbanzo beans for similar reasons. (But eat hummus by the bucket. Garlic and lemon fixes everything.)
Jessica - Feb 08, 2007 7:23:23 am PST #8992 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Peanuts are not nuts, so they may not ping the nut people. They're legumes.
Eh, taste and usage-wise, they're nuts. They won't ping a nut allergy (or vice versa), but in culinary terms peanuts are closer to pecans than to lima beans.
Jessica - Feb 08, 2007 7:23:34 am PST #8993 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
-t - Feb 08, 2007 7:24:00 am PST #8994 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I love all nuts. I can't think of any that aren't delicious. I probably could not identify many by taste, but I would eat them happily. Even almonds, to which I am mildly allergic, are yummy until the fever kicks in. Possibly more yummy than the others, for they are the forbidden nut. Mmmm.
I read somewhere that pecans are supposed to relieve menstrual cramps, so I've been buying them more lately. I think I picked up a can last time I was at Target - there were lots.