Is it really possible to fry taste buds?

Dunno if you can actually fry them, but they can certainly be dulled and become a lot less sensitive ... ergo, the reaction by so many who quit smoking and find their food tastes better (the REAL cause for weight gain in smokers on the wagon) ... and the more one indulges in strong tastes, whether food, cigars, drink, or ??, the more prounouncedly that seems to be true.

prounouncedly?

impressive.

shows command of the english language rarely heard.

works and plays well with others.

As an Irishman by ancestry, words tend to flow freely from me ... to my mothers great chagrin, the report cards of my young life, however, did not read works and plays well with others ... I'm more of the "runs with scissors" type, I'm afraid ... lol

I, too, am impressed by Steve's literary skills.


Where do I sign up for Steve's thread-writing workshop?

Thread-JACKING workshop will begin next week.

I once had the runs and kept my legs scissor crossed. X

actually, in reading alll the responses to the initial question in this thread, I guess I was wrong about the date of the thread-jacking seminar ... it's already well underway ... lol ... e-Chick would be so at home in a thread with this many 'jackings, to say nothing of how much livlier they'd be ...

(and, e-, if you're out there lurking, jump right in, would you? ... a lot of us miss you)

...So, not only can you fry your taste buds, you can also fry your brains?

sure ... I have!!

Fried Brains keeps the hair from getting too thick in your ears, huh? Barry

I got fried on some buds....once.

I thought I was the only one! lol

I dont know about fried brains, but fried mushrooms are nice to the palate.

cigarsmoke
nothing like a mushroom omlet or stuffed mushrooms.

Only fried food I allow myself these days is fried okra. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Oh, and fried chicken. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Oh, and fried eggs. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Doughnuts. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Oh, hell, I fry everything. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Does anyone else ever have a sensation like an elephant is sitting on your chest?

BRains should NEVER be fried!(YUCK)JUst poach them first with a little white wine. The you can eat them with some chopped onions. OR, you can sautee them at this point. PErhaps, even braise tthem witha few vegatables. BTW this works very well with sweetbreads as well. I would not follow this with two powerful of a smoke as you would want to enjoy them both during the course of the evening.

LLt,I do,but only when my wife's on top. X

what type of wine should one have on hand when serving brains? i need to know so i don't look like a social zero to my dinner guests.

What can I say? Steve is a word master, sort of the Quinten Tarintino of the board! Charlie