SC - grains of paradise article

[Catherine Hartley]

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From: "kylie walker" <kyliewalker at hotmail.com>

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What surprised me was that the journalist likens grains of paradise to
coriander (among other things). Since coriander is one of the few foodstuffs 
I hate, and probably the only one I actually refuse to eat, I'm wondering 
just how much like coriander other people think grains of paradise taste?

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Well, I think grains of paradise taste like peppery allspice. I want to do a 
class or experiment one day, lining up all the strong (grain/nut)spices and 
start from the sweet and go to the pepper grains...to see the taste 
evolve...

I have noted as I poke into various food Encyclopedias in the bookstores, 
that none list "grains of paradise" as a spice (even Larousse's 
Gastronomique, which has othher errors, too. I think it is an interesting 
phenomenon, especially as other medieval or renaissance "cooking practices" 
are often mentioned in passing...

Caitlin of Enniskillen


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