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beppe · 08-24-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

But do they have catechin?

for us Italian suins are often transformed in cotechino. Less classy, but ...

note the absence of the tactical comma

Ea · 08-25-2010, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beppe

I carry all sort of teas. When friends visit I let them choose what they want. Short of the cerimony I can give them whatever. I really like all of them.

I only give people a choice between three. Else they get that deer-stuck-in-the-headlights expression by being confronted with (currently) 16 different types of tea and herbal infusions

That is, if they don't want coffee in the first place anyway.

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Originally Posted by beppe

I developed a taste for green tea in the office, water is too flat, espresso is too tight, no more than a couple a day. Green tea goes down like nobody business, mug after mug. And they say it is good.for health. As if I cared.

That's why I drink mostly herbal infusions - mint, rooibos, hibiscus/rosehip. Rooibos is great because it's so tea-like, with a full rich taste, but without the caffeine.

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

OK, I think I solved the catechin mystery. It looks like it's another one of these molecules that someone suddenly decided is good for you - like antioxydants - I mean, we wouldn't want to rust, now would we?

It made me wonder if it shouldn't be a name for anti-oxidants? But I don't know any japanese....

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Originally Posted by beppe

...
note the absence of the tactical comma

Yes...

FlorenceArt · 08-25-2010, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

It made me wonder if it shouldn't be a name for anti-oxidants? But I don't know any japanese....

Catechin is an antioxydant, yes. No doubt there are others with equally exciting names and stories

Ea · 08-25-2010, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Catechin is an antioxydant, yes. No doubt there are others with equally exciting names and stories

Oh, most likely

But if we wait long enough, some day it'll be bad for you

FlorenceArt · 08-25-2010, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Oh, most likely

But if we wait long enough, some day it'll be bad for you

Probably

GeoffC · 08-25-2010, 04:49 AM

It is reported that catechin induced longevity in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans

Ea · 08-25-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

It is reported that catechin induced longevity in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans

From this follows logically that it will also be beneficial for Homo sapiens.

GeoffC · 08-25-2010, 05:22 AM

FlorenceArt · 08-25-2010, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

From this follows logically that it will also be beneficial for Homo sapiens.

Or maybe only homo sapiens elegans?

Ea · 08-25-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Or maybe only homo sapiens elegans?

GeoffC · 08-25-2010, 07:42 AM

Eh !

What !

SameOldStory · 08-26-2010, 01:22 PM

Today I felt like having a simple potato knish.

The first time that I had one was in New York City. Simple - potato filling, onion, garlic, and fried. Put a little mustard on it, and eat.

But it's one of those things that can range from bland to absolutely terrible if not done eight (even in NYC). Short of going to NYC and hoping to find a good potato knish, I have to make my own.

And that started me on the path of good food/bad food. By that I don't mean what's good for you. But how luck may effect you choice of food.

When I was about 9 I had my first experience with lasagna. It was so bad that I didn't try it again for 15 years. Truth. Now it's one of my favorite foods to make.

My first experience with Chinese food was the same way. Bad the first time, and VERY good many years later.

Mid Eastern food, especially Lebanese Kofta, incredibly good back in the '70s. And that was the last time it was good. Whenever I try it again the best I get is bland.

But after the lasagna experience I've learned to try something a few times, and at different places, to see if I do or don't like it.

FlorenceArt · 08-26-2010, 01:44 PM

I'm not a fan of lasagna myself. I always get my tongue burned.

Ea · 08-26-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Today I felt like having a simple potato knish.

...

And that started me on the path of good food/bad food. By that I don't mean what's good for you. But how luck may effect you choice of food.

When I was about 9 I had my first experience with lasagna. It was so bad that I didn't try it again for 15 years. Truth. Now it's one of my favorite foods to make.

...
But after the lasagna experience I've learned to try something a few times, and at different places, to see if I do or don't like it.

I know what you mean. Sometimes a single bad experience with food can spoil good food for a long time. I grew up with boiled un-seasoned vegetables with every dinner. Probably healthy, but very boring. I've only in recent years found out that both kohlrabi and jerusalem artichoke are actually very nice, given the right methods of preparation (i.e. not peeled and boiled).

An example of the opposite (or it has now gone almost full circle):
When I was a child I liked blood sausage a good deal (fried and served with apple sauce and cinnamon-sugar). Then as I grew up I got a little squeamish about it - you know, eating blood. But then I realised how silly I was being and told myself to get over it. And I did

(I'll still not eat a huge portion though - too sweet)

WT Sharpe · 08-26-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

...When I was about 9 I had my first experience with lasagna. It was so bad that I didn't try it again for 15 years. Truth. Now it's one of my favorite foods to make.

Pre-prepared frozen lasagna from grocery stores tastes like crap, but the lasagna my wife makes is another story. It is mouth-watering delicious.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	It is reported that catechin induced longevity in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Eh ! What !

08-26-2010, 01:22 PM	#717
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Today I felt like having a simple potato knish. The first time that I had one was in New York City. Simple - potato filling, onion, garlic, and fried. Put a little mustard on it, and eat. But it's one of those things that can range from bland to absolutely terrible if not done eight (even in NYC). Short of going to NYC and hoping to find a good potato knish, I have to make my own. And that started me on the path of good food/bad food. By that I don't mean what's good for you. But how luck may effect you choice of food. When I was about 9 I had my first experience with lasagna. It was so bad that I didn't try it again for 15 years. Truth. Now it's one of my favorite foods to make. My first experience with Chinese food was the same way. Bad the first time, and VERY good many years later. Mid Eastern food, especially Lebanese Kofta, incredibly good back in the '70s. And that was the last time it was good. Whenever I try it again the best I get is bland. But after the lasagna experience I've learned to try something a few times, and at different places, to see if I do or don't like it.

08-26-2010, 01:44 PM	#718
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I'm not a fan of lasagna myself. I always get my tongue burned.