Re: Change One Thing

On 5 Dec 2005 05:31:36 -0800, "rja.carnegie@xxxxxxxxxx"
<rja.carnegie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>David Loewe, Jr. wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:45:06 GMT, Sea Wasp
>> <seawaspobvious@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >There are also some things in which one simply
>> >does not even CONTEMPLATE getting anything other than the Real Deal.
>> >Mayonnaise, for instance is Hellman's ("Best Foods" west of the
>> >Rockies, I think). That's it. There is no substitute, there is no
>> >vaguely acceptable other brand.
>>
>> "Bring out the Hellman's and bring out the Best..."
>>
>> >Ketchup is another; Heinz. Others are
>> >basically metallic-tasting tomato sauce.
>>
>> I read somewhere online (and my Google-fu is not up to finding it)
>> that Heinz ketchup is unique (or near unique) amongst foods as it
>> stimulates ALL of the different kinds of taste buds in your mouth.
>
>Huh. Wikipedia says that we don't have different taste regions on the
>tongue.

?

I'm puzzled as to if you thought I said as much*...

>One of the cited sources says "we perceive all taste qualities
>all over our tongue, although there may be increased sensitivity to
>certain qualities in certain areas." I had a theory that saccharin has
>an unpleasant aftertaste because it's actually a salt, which it is, and
>it lingered more on the salt regions of the tongue, which is now
>contradicted.
>
>I got to
>http://www.echojournal.org/cgi-bin/MT/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=293 by
>way of http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=heinz+umami&meta=

I was misspelling "umami" in a way that actually brought up a result.
but, yes, that link quotes the article I read.

http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_09_06_a_ketchup.html
>
>True? I dunno, but if you mix vinegar, salt, sugar(!), etc... it does
>seem most of the bases are covered!

* I said buds, not regions.
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