[Herbalist] Re: Herbalist digest, Vol 1 #43 - 6 msgs
BJ of NZ
bjofnz at yahoo.co.nz
Fri Jul 13 23:03:06 PDT 2001
thankyou all
next question
what makes a herb/green bitter
short break while I go out to sample dandelion etc.the
dandelion wasn,t bad the flowering rocket was sweet
the borage was ok on the bitter side rosemary not
exactly yummy but acceptable, sage was bitter too cold
for parsely which I nevr thought of as bitter
what makes plants bitter chemistry wise- acolloids
Tannins?
and what dose ascerbic-drying come under
My partner calls things bitter that I'd call sour
sorrell as an example
our perception of taste is fascinating
thl bea
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