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Originally Posted by Dozer523
My Reason For Living (who sells food for a living with one of the largest food service Companies in the world) says that it isn't the recipe gone bad. It's that tomatoes were especially crappy this year. Her company was actually forced to buy tomatoes from
(wait for it; no sh!t)
Canada! Aye!
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That's an interesting possibility. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Peregrino
Another equally plausible reason for the apparent decline in the quality of your condiments is jaded taste buds (or faulty memories of "how good it used to be"). Kick it up a notch with some horseradish. Do you have a cold? Most of taste is actually smell. (Something else the horseradish will cure!  ) Lots of supporting characters in your cast of reasons. |
The faulty memories are a possibility - I find that more problematic each year.
But I first noticed the issue during the transition from glass bottles to plastic squeeze bottles. The ketchup just seems different - different thickness, different appearance, different taste. The change is subtle, but seems real.
I like your idea of adding some horseradish - but for decongestion, I find a few minutes in a steam room are even better. Mountain cedar used to cause some allergies to kick in, but 3 steam room sessions per week has eliminated the problem. It is a very pleasant cure!