Tastes Like Chicken

Tastes Like Chicken was Originally Posted on February 25, 2007 by lavarock

I was browsing the Internet and came across an entry for “salad cream” which is similar to mayonnaise but appears to have a bit of mustard in it. It was mentioned in a Fawlty Towers episode and I thought it was a salad dressing, but may also be spread on sandwiches.

But how does it taste? I dunno because I believe I have never had it. I’m not even very fond of mayonnaise but prefer Miracle Whip, a similar product with a bit more tatse.

We grow up with certain products around us, and tend to use those same products until something causes us to change. This is why brand loyalty is directed to both parents and youngsters.

My Mom used to buy Spatini spaghetti sauce mix and I liked it. Now I still buy it when I can find it. It is difficult for me to describe tastes, but usually looking at the first few ingredients of a package will tell you all you need to know. In this case, sugar, salt, onion, potato starch, spices, etc. With sugar at the front, it is sweet.

When I went to describe a mango so someone, I said it tasted like a creamsicle (orange ice with vanilla ice cream) and a pit of peach flavor (your mileage may differ).

Kona coffee is mild tasting, especially compared to a caffeine-laden, bitter robusto coffee. Robusto is cheap and thus the bitter coffee you get at the office.

So how do you describe the taste of a peach? Well, it depends. I think the cling variety is sweet and rubbery while the freestone is a bit tart with more flavor and a different texture.

The simple tastes are easy but more complex tastes can be difficult for all but an expert to describe. Coffee and wine tasters have flavor wheels and you can even buy a tasteing kit that includes different tastes such as bitter, salty, sour, sweet, etc. This allows people to describe things in the same terms.

“It tastes like chicken” is often used to describe all sorts of items. It may or may not be true. I can tell you that a barbeque chicken tastes different from a rotisserie chicken. Baked chicken tastes different than fried chicken.

Speaking of fried chicken, when I was in private school in the south, we often were served fried chicken on Sundays and the smell of fried chicken always reminds me of those days. I constantly compare any fried chicken to the taste of that many years ago. It became my standard.

Even catsup has many varied tastes and textures based upon the manufacturer. Some are sweet and some taste more of tomato. I can vary catsups and generally use what is available, but Mustard! I like Guldens mustard, a hearty dark spicy mustard compared to that pale yellow stuff.

I like Marie Colanders Fettuccini Alfredo because it has just the right consistence sauce without too much garlic. For me, garlic is not to my taste.

When moving to Hawaii, I began using sea salt. While I like the white stuff, many people prefer the taste of red sea salt, which contains some clay.

Speaking of taste, try this. Buy some breakfast Corn Puffs and taste them. Now imagine them without the sugar… Cheetos! Corn with and without sugar.

Ever notice that those big soft pretzels taste a lot like soft pizza crust?

I buy a butter substitute called “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”. It has a corn taste to me, but it is ok and lasts longer than butter for me.

Once I was ill and took some medicine. Everything I ate tasted metallic. I was not happy.

Anyway, taste. I would hate to live without it.