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Cooking & Baking

PoindexterOglethorpe

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34. That seems like another good rule.

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #33)

Sat May 19, 2018, 01:55 AM

May 2018

I'm not a white wine person at all, but the slightly older reds makes sense to me.

And yes, some countries do a better job than others. Although at least part of that is what we prefer ourselves. I won't trash any country, but I have learned that for me certain countries (or states in our own country) are more reliable for me than others.

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What rare and expensive foods have you tried? How are they? [View all] spinbaby Apr 2018 OP

wild morel mushrooms growing up, that my Father and uncles knew how to safely id & locate hlthe2b Apr 2018 #1

as for wines, i've been on enough plant tours to know unblock Apr 2018 #2

I'm not a wine drinker myself. Staph Apr 2018 #15

My older sister once said, that if you go for a bottle of wine PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #20

Two thing I've learned about selecting wine... mitch96 May 2018 #29

my rule is that white wine must be younger than 2 years and WhiteTara May 2018 #33

That seems like another good rule. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #34

I'm not a white wine drinker myself WhiteTara May 2018 #36

As a tee-totaler TlalocW May 2018 #28

Sommeliers are not scam artists. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #35

Jamaican Blue is not that great...I even got a box at the local Discount Grocer samnsara Apr 2018 #3

Most of the stuff you see labeled as Jamaican Blue is a blend with a low percentage Major Nikon Apr 2018 #4

Yes..exactly... They include the name and bamboozle people hlthe2b Apr 2018 #7

Jamaica Blue itself is quite pretentious Major Nikon Apr 2018 #8

Most expensive food and wines are, but I commented similarly on the coffee upstream hlthe2b Apr 2018 #9

I bought mine in Jamaica spinbaby Apr 2018 #10

I bought some coffee in Costa Rica I thought was quite good Major Nikon Apr 2018 #12

I've had a few different such things Major Nikon Apr 2018 #5

Fiddlehead ferns cooked in butter and garlic. Amazing cpamomfromtexas Apr 2018 #6

Anything cooked in butter and garlic is amazing spinbaby Apr 2018 #11

Most rare/expensive foods I've eaten were in Japan The Polack MSgt Apr 2018 #13

I've had a lot of rare or unusual foods Saviolo Apr 2018 #14

Iranian Caviar 1988 irisblue Apr 2018 #16

My mother gave me a jar of Iranian caviar in 1974... revmclaren May 2018 #27

I'll try anything once Retrograde Apr 2018 #17

Yes to chocolate Freddie Apr 2018 #18

I tend to prefer locally grown stuff. The wild asparagus that comes up here every year japple Apr 2018 #19

Coffee. It is my personal opinion that coffee is just coffee. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #21

We drink Folgers cclassic dem in texas May 2018 #22

Ahh, it is so nice to meet a fellow coffee renegade. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #23

I think Hershey's is better than Godiva spinbaby May 2018 #25

I'm more in you chocolate comment below. Cuthbert Allgood May 2018 #24

It's as much about the preparation as the basic ingredients Major Nikon May 2018 #31

I had caper berry salad Marthe48 May 2018 #26

Caviar, escargot and a tiny square of chocolate cake wrapped gold foil. procon May 2018 #30

Recently had a gold filled Texasgal May 2018 #32