Tobacco and Onions!
Posted on: Sat, 01/05/2008 - 12:31
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Tobacco and Onions!
No, I'm not recomending a new blend. This forum is about food and tobacco ...
A number of months ago I posted (blog/forum?) about how various foods destroy the flavors of a good bowl of tobacco. Highest on my list was / is onions. If I eat anything containing onions (raw much worse than cooked, but still both) I can't taste anything but soot for hours even if I brush and gargle like crazy. This has been a long running thing for me.
Well, last night I had some Chicken Chow Mein and some Chicken Fried Rice ... both heavy in onions. I knew that I wouldn't be able to taste anything but darn it, I was just in the mood for a pipe! So, I just grabbed the next pipe/tobacco combo due up in the rotation (Caminetto Bent Bulldog / McClelland 5100) and lit up. Now here's the confusing part ... that was the most wonderful bowl of 5100 I've had in a long time ... the VA flavor was so intense!
What gives?????
Any idea whats happening here? I'm at a total loss to explain it.
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Could it be the MSG in the chow? ;-)
Jari T in Helsinki
its unfortunately toothpaste. My bowl on the way to work each morning is trashed by the toothpaste.
I don't think anyone would like the result if I did away with toothpaste so I can best enjoy my morning smoke, so I'll just have to deal...
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Jari - good thought but the chinese food was ordered without MSG. Nice try!
Bob - didn't brush my teeth this time - I was sure the results would be bad either way so what the heck, I just went for it without brushing (shh, don't tell my dentist!)
Rick Piatt
I wonder what MSG would do to tobacco. Light up my umami!
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gotten past the ketchup, an aromatic and now onions. Whatever it is, you are making great strides. Don't stop - Just keep it up buddy. Anyway the end result was the smoke with the 5100 seemed enhanced by either the onions, Chow Mein and possible not brushing. I could be, err.. rather I just am, weird but after a meal I don't run for the toothpaste especially if I want a after dinner smoke.
I think, what gives is our taste buds are livened by a meal - anyway it sounds good.
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Somethin in that chinese... maybe the soy sauce they put in chow mein mixes well with the McC Ketchup... whatever, who cares... it worked right ?
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