I made a curry last night.
Two packs of lamb steak, a whole load of roughly chopped shallots, carrots and peppers for bulk and crunch to complement the soft, simmered meat. I also made a wonderful find of some dried birds-eye chillies I'd forgotten about; guaranteed spice heaven, these things are.
I'm also moving away from using jars of sauce now that I have a fairly good idea of how to make my own, so I spent ages sorting and prepping the herbs and spices to make a nice paste to fry the lamb up in.
I had paprika, garlic, ginger, garam masala, I chopped a lime skin into tiny thin strips for a citric tang, mixed in some brown sugar, handful of shredded chillies...then stir in with oil, heat in the pan slowly increasing the heat till it's sizzling and then fry the shit out of the lamb, then the shallots after a bit...it smelled absolutely gorgeous, burnt and smokey and utterly mouthwatering. I knew this was going to be one of my culinary triumphs.

I had completely failed to notice that the lamb was profoundly, inedibly off. The whole thing tasted like decay plus also maybe some spices. It was like eating roadkill outside a Mother India's. I gagged, spat and wept, threw the whole mess in the bin with the regret of losing a favourite pet, and made myself a sandwich. It just wasn't the same though.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 30 May 2011, 10:50, 6 replies)

Do you have nose cancer?
How could you not notice the meat was off?

You nose-fail.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 30 May 2011, 11:00, closed)

It was pretty dark in the kitchen.

(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 30 May 2011, 11:04, closed)

Your nose doesn't work in the dark?
Cool.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 30 May 2011, 11:39, closed)

Isn't that what spices are for, disguising the taste of off meat?
(Simian Typewriter Supplies Pty. Ltd. is house hunting in the neighborhood of infinity, Mon 30 May 2011, 13:07, closed)

My Dad used to say that.
Can't see it helping much though as you'd still be eating bad meat, and you'd still be able to taste it.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Mon 30 May 2011, 17:42, closed)

Nope. Back in the day spices were so expensive that
anyone who could afford them could afford decent meat too.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Tue 31 May 2011, 11:53, closed)