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Originally Posted by cromag
I find the white pith between the sections and the peel to be the most bitter.
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Originally Posted by cromag
But, I peel and eat grapefruit like an orange, so I get plenty of it. I don't mind it.
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But I do mind it, so I'm most particular when peeling citrus fruit.
For me oranges have a somewhat metallic taste, I think it stems from the orange concentrate that I was 'forced' to drink as a toddler (along with cod liver oil). It came in small brown bottles from the chemist (pharmacy), rationed of course.
And fresh coriander tastes like Lifebuoy soap. For a long time I thought that was peculiar to me and stemmed from rationing. Like most things soap was in short supply in England during and after WW2. Lifebuoy was the default brand. But, then I met a much younger Kiwi who didn't like fresh coriander because it tasted like hospital disinfectant. Apparently its quite common to perceive its taste as carbolic (phenolic) acid. When I eat Vietnamese or Thai, I ask them to 'hold the fresh coriander'
BR