bananas are lovely
I have a whole bunch on my desk right now, just waiting to be deliciously enjoyed.

I'm with you on the cucumber though, it's a stupid flavour.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:43, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

bananas are fucking horrible
I hate them.

and cucumbers. The taste of cucumber is strong, and fucking vile.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:44, Reply)

*points at supertaster*
Ha ha - cucumbers taste of nothing to me, except mild cucumbery water.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:52, Reply)

means you might be missing out on tasting other stuff though
"in 1931, scientists have identified an organic substance Phenylthiocarbamide - often simply called PTC - that either tastes bitter, or is completely tasteless depending on the genetic makeup of the individual."
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:54, Reply)

Brussels sprouts are a case in point
I love them. But my dad insists they taste really bitter and unpleasant.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:55, Reply)

strangely I love brussels sprouts
it's really only cucumber of the green veg/fruit that disgust me.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:57, Reply)

CUCUMBER IS FAB.
That is all.
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:58, Reply)

We're talking about eating it...

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:59, Reply)

Are we?
Sorry! my mistake.
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 14:04, Reply)

Hmm
Must be a different compound then. I'm trying to remember - are they called alkaloids, or flavinoids or something?

*calls for biochemist to help*

Edit - come to think of it, aubergines taste like sick to me. But maybe they're just like that anyway?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:59, Reply)

oooh I taste the bland cucumber water
not evilness. I'm upset now, I'm missing out.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 13:58, Reply)

you're not
I can't eat a sandwich made with a knife that has touched cucumber, can't eat something that has had cucumber in it that has subsequently been removed.

Curiously though, I love pickled gherkins
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 14:01, Reply)

maybe something has to be a certain amount of vileness before you'll eat it
maybe you don't like cucumber because it's not bitter and disgusting enough.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 14:02, Reply)

But he thinks it is bitter and disgusting
It's just us normal people who find it bland and cucumbery
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 14:04, Reply)

it's not bitter as such
just really vile. Doesn't taste like anything else I can think of.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 14:05, Reply)

But at least you can eat cucumber and enjoy it.
Apparently it causes most people to burp a lot. Can't say it has that effect on me.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 14:02, Reply)