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I managed to avoid a lot of what you list - age and experience do have their advantages. For example, I knew darn good and well that I was never going to eat anything called "fish sauce", so I just walk right by recipes that call for it. Fake meat, ditto. Amy's Pizza, ditto.

I did encounter candied ginger for the first time as a result of a muffin recipe on this Board and love it (I love Keds, too). And I like all the "mati" rices - Bas, Kas, Jas, Tex. The different directions aren't a problem for me - it doesn't matter if I've made a recipe 1 time or 10,000, I always read the directions again.

I have to agree with you about herbal teas - I've learned to enjoy some of them, but it's like they say: you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince. Luckily, my husband is one of those weird (to me) people who truly love herbal teas and has always drunk them, even though he doesn't have to. Thus most of my errors end up in his mug - although there have been a few even he won't drink. Oddly, a couple of the ones we both found horrible were big favorties of some other people. I guess that's what makes horse racing.

Vegan mayo does make me shudder. On the other hand, I have no trouble with soy sour cream in cooking and I find soy cream cheese acceptable. And I agree with Snorkie about Luna Bars - they don't send me but they're super handy for food emergencies. Given a choice, I'd only ever eat the peppermint one.

I think I'm often saved from myself because my husband and I frequently grocery shop together. When I pick up something bizarre or pick up too much of something, he gives me "that look". Usually, I put it back.

One thing he can't save me from is spices - I can always explain I have to have this strange spice for a new recipe. That's not just since Heather's diet, though - I still have the jar of pickling spice I bought for a chicken recipe I made more than 5 years ago. It was okay, but not so great I've had a yen to make it again. The Star Anise, though - that's Heather. Haven't made the recipe yet, either, have I?

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