So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, December 20, 2013

No Longer Say I Dont Know How To Cook

By Harriett Crosby


No longer will you have to say "I dont know how to cook" when you understand appetite. Knowing why instincts and our drive for hunger exist in the first place. This helps us to form a basis for what is desirable in foods as a sort of cooking theory.

Control over the experience of the food we eat belongs to a series of nerves in our tongue; The Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour and Salt Receptors. The mixing of these flavors in varying ways generates the taste that you feel when you eat something. It is impressive how complicated the human body is.

The Umami Receptor is experienced through the Savory taste of Soy Sauce, Mushrooms & Tomatoes so these ingredients can be used to add that delicious savory taste to a meal. The Umami flavor does not seem to mix well with the Sour flavor.

Activated by Sugar the Sweet Receptor triggers the Sweet taste. Glucose is created by conversion from sugar so that it is usable in the body. Every organism on the planet needs glucose and lots of it since most of the body is made from Glucose. Even if you do not add sugar, there is likely a hefty amount of carbohydrates that function like sugar.

The Bitter Receptor causes a taste that some do not enjoy. It is thought to tie back to a survival instinct where because most poisons are bitter, the taste of bitterness is disliked. When sought for Bay Leaf can be diced to add this Bitter taste to your food.

The Sour taste is provoked by Lemon & Vinegar interaction with our Sour Receptors. The sour taste could be a defense mechanism warding against spoiled food. Vinegar can be used for frying where Lemon is used for mostly vegetable based meals. The Sour flavor conflicts with the Umami flavor and so it is preferable to pick one or the other.

The Salt Receptor is activated by Salt which is contained in every living organism on the planet. It is found all throughout the oceans where it is extracted and bottled up for your convenience. Salt is a part of any kitchen in the world and is used quite liberally. Almost everything that you could eat is salted but even if it was not salted, it would already contain salt.

The picture of the taste is a sort of swash of different receptors firing to form what is referred to as taste. An electrical signal is sent from the Taste Receptors by route of the nervous system and then onto your brain. These flavors can be added by any number of different kitchen spices and items beyond those named here.

There can be no limit to what you can create if you put yourself in the mindset of some of the most amazing chefs. They keep in mind this constant taste balance and have perfected it over the multiple years, usually decades. Take on a new exciting and innovative recipes or make your own.

Instead of thinking "I dont know how to cook", when you are cooking you must keep all of these receptors in mind and your own experience of that flavor for yourself. You should almost perceive what you are going to create tastes and smells like before you even put it together. By thinking in terms of what the flavor tastes like first and what the ingredients taste like second you can truly master the art of cooking a delicious meal.




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