A craving for something sour can be as maddening as a craving for chocolate. It sneaks up on you while your mind is on a different subject altogether.
Then the craving makes a little nook for itself in a corner of your mind, and from that nook, it drills and hammers its way to your tongue, until all you can taste is the tangy sour-salty taste that is actually not there.
I found* a wonderful recipe to fit such situations: chopped green lime with sliced green chillies drowned in olive oil with salt and a little pepper. Spread that mixture on slices of baguette and you have the best Sunday afternoon snack you could dream of.
PS: I believe this will not be to the taste of everyone. Tastebuds are divided between those that understand half-ripe mangoes & oranges sprinkled with salt, and those that don't.
*Two of my aunts mentioned it one afternoon.
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There are people who dont understand half-ripe mangoes and oranges sprinkled with salt???Jeez whats the world coming to!!! (red chillies on half-ripe fruit especially guava should also be given a try )
Val i believe that your chopped lime with green chillies on baguette recipe is being used by a few restaurants here in Montreal! I myself have had something like that as a starter in Boccaccinos! and i am pretty sure they have it in Rose. If only you had thought of copyrighting!!!!
Gosh, yeah! I missed my chance at becoming a Michelin-starred chef... I could still try with my mint & ginger juice (Copyright 2006 by Val. All rights reserved.), who knows?
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