My Wife, the Supertaster
Not as great as it might sound39 total reviews
Comment from MrJones34
Your disposition and appreciation of your wife shines through every line of this. You sound like the two of you have had 50+ years of fun together. This piece was seemingly about the mundanity of being a supertaster, but what shone through was more than that.
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Your disposition and appreciation of your wife shines through every line of this. You sound like the two of you have had 50+ years of fun together. This piece was seemingly about the mundanity of being a supertaster, but what shone through was more than that.
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Oh, yes. We do have fun together. Although we have much in common, I love to dwell on our differences. Keeps the "spice" in our marriage.
Comment from Verna Cole Mitchell
I love how one of your humorous essays can bring a smile, a chuckle, and a huge belly laugh to warm my day. You have hyperbole down to a fine science. This is worthy of being published. What a guy, indeed!
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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I love how one of your humorous essays can bring a smile, a chuckle, and a huge belly laugh to warm my day. You have hyperbole down to a fine science. This is worthy of being published. What a guy, indeed!
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Ah, that's funny, Verna. Thanks so much for your great review and the 6 stars too. So glad it amused you.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
There's simply no fear of your muse giving up, Jim! I'm still useless at whistling and now I'm going to be testing myself out for supertasting!:)) Actually I think my taste is pretty poor although I had a glass of champagne last night after a lengthy abstention and couldn't stop winking (for some reason), it was so tart! I actually think your wife's very refined sense of taste probably means she's super healthy because we get so immuned to all the toxins and additives and happily ingest everything in sight. This is another beautifully expressed and enjoyable post, Jim! I love your versatile and scientific mind of yours. Excellent! Debbie
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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There's simply no fear of your muse giving up, Jim! I'm still useless at whistling and now I'm going to be testing myself out for supertasting!:)) Actually I think my taste is pretty poor although I had a glass of champagne last night after a lengthy abstention and couldn't stop winking (for some reason), it was so tart! I actually think your wife's very refined sense of taste probably means she's super healthy because we get so immuned to all the toxins and additives and happily ingest everything in sight. This is another beautifully expressed and enjoyable post, Jim! I love your versatile and scientific mind of yours. Excellent! Debbie
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Yes, she's probably healthier than me who eats all manner of things. I think I'd rather have poor taste like yours than super taste like my wife's. A versatile palate is one of life's great pleasures I've found.
Thanks for your wonderful review, Debbie. I always love hearing from you!
Comment from Lea Tonin1
Ha ha that's kind of funny actually though she at the end there! There's a super caser in my house actually I understand Your dylama he eats very little of what is cooked here. This is a really fun story and if I could give you a 6 I would. I'm just out of them so i'm sending a virtual six your way. This one made me laugh. I always liked them when they make me laugh because there's so few laughs left in the world these days take them while you can. great job. I don't see any issues with grammar or statics who gave me a nice morning grin. I hope you have a good day. Thanks again!
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Ha ha that's kind of funny actually though she at the end there! There's a super caser in my house actually I understand Your dylama he eats very little of what is cooked here. This is a really fun story and if I could give you a 6 I would. I'm just out of them so i'm sending a virtual six your way. This one made me laugh. I always liked them when they make me laugh because there's so few laughs left in the world these days take them while you can. great job. I don't see any issues with grammar or statics who gave me a nice morning grin. I hope you have a good day. Thanks again!
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Thanks for the virtual 6, Lea. No worries; I'd rather just hear a fun review.
My wife is almost an endless source of humor to me. We have a lot in common with each other, but I love to dwell on our differences. She's a good sport about it.
Comment from jim vecchio
Ever since the last time I had covid, food does not taste the same to me. It affected my wife so badly that she lost a ton of weight prior to her passing, and she wasn't that fat to begin with! But, the best thing was, she was left handed (as all superior humans are!) and I, right handed, so we could sit next to each other and never get in the way!
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Ever since the last time I had covid, food does not taste the same to me. It affected my wife so badly that she lost a ton of weight prior to her passing, and she wasn't that fat to begin with! But, the best thing was, she was left handed (as all superior humans are!) and I, right handed, so we could sit next to each other and never get in the way!
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Hopefully you'll get those taste buds back, Jim. Takes a lot of pleasure out of life when you can't taste.
I can never sit next to my wife while eating. Since I had a wrist fusion on my right wrist, my right arm has to stick out quite a ways when I cut and eat my food, so I need more room.
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I can taste victory for you in upcoming contests!
Comment from royowen
How interesting Jim, I've never heard of the term before so I was wondering about, but now that you have made a wonderful discovery, at least as far as I'm concerned. So thank you for this post Jim, perhaps I can find a super taster in my family, well done, blessings Roy blessings Roy
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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How interesting Jim, I've never heard of the term before so I was wondering about, but now that you have made a wonderful discovery, at least as far as I'm concerned. So thank you for this post Jim, perhaps I can find a super taster in my family, well done, blessings Roy blessings Roy
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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I don't know how we happened to discover this. Must have read an article about it years ago, but we've known this about her for a long time now. She was a good sport about this post.
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What a woman eh
Comment from leather
I love your wit. This was a fast and fun read.
I'm so glad you two have worked things out around your differences and managed a long marriage.
Best wishes.
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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I love your wit. This was a fast and fun read.
I'm so glad you two have worked things out around your differences and managed a long marriage.
Best wishes.
Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Thanks, leather. You give and you take and share the duties in a good marriage. Now, if only I could drop those 40 pounds without turning over the cooking to her!
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LOL
Comment from Goodadvicechan
Thank you for sharing the story of your wife.
Your following paragraph reminds me of my sister. "She's one of those annoying customers for whom every kind of sauce or salad dressing has to be served "on the side" so she can limit the amount she puts on her food (or can easily ask the wait staff to bring her something milder when it proves too strong for her). "
She is even worse. She doesn't eat any sauce at all, totally sauceless, no dressing for salad...
I do believe some people have their own habit how to handle tasting food .
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reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Thank you for sharing the story of your wife.
Your following paragraph reminds me of my sister. "She's one of those annoying customers for whom every kind of sauce or salad dressing has to be served "on the side" so she can limit the amount she puts on her food (or can easily ask the wait staff to bring her something milder when it proves too strong for her). "
She is even worse. She doesn't eat any sauce at all, totally sauceless, no dressing for salad...
I do believe some people have their own habit how to handle tasting food .
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Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Clearly a supertaster, Chan! It's difficult for regular or non-tasters to identify with that.
Comment from Jacob1395
This was really interesting to read about. That was very brave of you to say that your wife's cooking had no flavour. I think, when it does, hopefully, come to my turn to settle down with someone, I'll be the cook, as cooking is definitely something I really enjoy and I love experimenting with food. A really engaging piece. I enjoyed reading it.
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reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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This was really interesting to read about. That was very brave of you to say that your wife's cooking had no flavour. I think, when it does, hopefully, come to my turn to settle down with someone, I'll be the cook, as cooking is definitely something I really enjoy and I love experimenting with food. A really engaging piece. I enjoyed reading it.
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Comment Written 16-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2023
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Thanks so much, Jacob. I think I would have been a much more adventurous cook had I married a regular-taster. Oh well, she has many other good qualities that make up for it!