Texture & Taste

Friday, May. 30, 2008 - 12:36 a.m.

My sense of taste is returning very slowly, but while it's been gone, I've discovered some things.

The texture of most food we eat here in America is awful. Peanut butter feels like modeling clay, and canned cheese and crackers feel like axle grease and sawdust.

One of my favorite snacks, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, had the texture of a tea candle.

When you don't have your sense of taste to guide you, American snack foods are a disaster.

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My sense of smell, however, remained intact.

And there are some areas of me where the battle of the flora wages on.

Yes, just a few moments ago, I used jock itch spray under my arms.

But chanking into the fresh live active yogurt every day has been a real fixerupper.

Since I currently cannot taste salt, I will not be adding it to anything I consume. John bought chinese takeaway last night so we wouldn't have to cook, and the orange chicken was especially nice. I did put a little dash of soy sauce (which for some reason I was raised to call 'bug juice') across the pot stickers, but other than that, no additional seasoning took place by yours truly.

I literally cannot recall the last time I ate steamed white rice all by itself without sprinkling something on it.

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Anyway, that's the progress. Other indicators are good as well; little things that only I'd notice, but all seems to be going apace to a complete recuperation from this.

Thank you for every good wish.

In other news, I'm just seeing where Harvey Korman has died. Not only was he on the Carol Burnett Show, and in Blazing Saddles, he was also the voice of The Great Gazoo.

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That's it for now.

Have a good Friday.

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8 of my readers commented on this entry

art - 2008-05-30 08:09:21
although i like orange chicken, oftentimes i find that it has the texture of rubber. i read that when you lose a sense, the other senses will increase. i havent been able to smell things for many years myself. harvey korman died! thats a news to me! he was on laugh in too, i believe! best wishes!
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beanie - 2008-05-30 09:30:37
Since I am supposed to be on a low salt diet, I don't add salt to anything, and I really don't miss it.. well... with one exception, freshly popped popcorn.
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requiel - 2008-05-30 12:03:11
I'm so glad things are feeling a bit better. So sad about Harvey Korman. He was amazing.
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bluesleepy - 2008-05-30 15:49:13
I like a tad bit of soy sauce on my white rice, but I was raised to put butter, sugar, and cinnamon on white rice. My mom insists it's a Dutch thing; I don't know. I haven't done it in so very long. About the only thing I put salt on are potatoes and corn. Everything else gets herb seasoning. I have to say I am craving more salt now that I'm pregnant, though... but I'm trying to stay away because my feet tend to swell. I'm glad you're getting better!! Hopefully you'll be right as rain very soon.
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For-Tart - 2008-05-30 17:32:22
I have a friend with fried taste buds. He can not taste the difference between ketchup and mayo, among other things.
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OmahaDave - 2008-05-30 18:32:02
If your peanut butter cups have the texture of tea candles, we have to find you a fresher batch. And I won't even start on why at some point you've been chewing on tea candles in the first place. As long as you're on the mend, that's all that matters. Cheer up!
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Mitter - 2008-05-30 21:06:32
I'm so glad you're on your way back to taste. I always wonder what would be worst to lose - sight or sound - but you've reminded me - my world revolves around taste.
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Jamie - 2008-05-30 23:14:46
This all reminds me of something that happened to me years ago. I was buying soda, and I kept going back to the store asking why their soda had no 'fizz' in it. For some reason, I had an interaction to an antidepressant that rendered my tongue (and entire mouth) unable to sense fizziness in soda. It was the strangest thing. Hope you get them ol' salty buds back soon!! xoxo - Jamie
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