Raw beef that has been wet and left too long will smell sour, while raw chicken that is past its best has a definite “off” smell. In baking, ingredients such as eggs, butter, sugar and flour, which have little smell in their own right, fill the kitchen with tantalising aromas as they cook, because the high temperatures of oven-baked and grilled foods diffuse odorous molecules and give us those appetising, welcoming aromas.Ĭonversely, you’d be hard-pressed to find worse smells than those of rotten eggs, rotten potatoes, mouldy onions or any kind of “past its best” seafood. When they smell sweet, floral and fruity, they are bound to be good. When shopping for peaches, nectarines, mangoes, pineapples and rock melons, the best way to determine their ripeness and flavour is by lifting them up to your nose and smelling them. Our sense of smell is useful for both the selection of ingredients and the process of cooking. While elephants are considered to have the finest and most sharply developed sense of smell of any animal, mammal or otherwise (they have nearly 2000 distinct genes dedicated to the sense of smell), we humans are able to detect up to 10,000 different odour molecules. In fact, around 80 per cent of the flavours that we discern, are actually distinguished by smell, which explains why foods seem tasteless when you have a blocked nose. Our tongues, or rather the taste buds on our tongues, identify only the qualities of sweet, sour, bitter, salt and umami. Good or bad they find their way into our memories, ready to pop out unexpectedly, triggered by nothing more than a mere passing waft or sniff from a jar or a bottle. You didn’t even need to taste them to know they would be awful. This unpleasant smell took me straight back to a school camp at Resolution Bay when I was 12, where every morning we had scrambled eggs for breakfast and every morning they were horribly burnt. And all because I popped outside while the frittata was on the stovetop without realising that the element (induction) was on high. It’s a hard smell to get rid of - pungent, bitter, almost tinny, hanging around like - well yes, a bad smell. – Jennifer K.Huntsman’s beef & mushroom pies. A great first date for high school kids, or for anyone, too. It was fun and a great entertaining evening.We will definitely be back!!! – ScrappinMabel, Citysearch The staff was very friendly and gave us safety pointers reguarding the course, glasses and the black lights.WE HAD A BLAST!!! Next time we're taking our camera.Citysearchers and an Insider Pages user give Shankz Black Light Miniature Golf five stars: The Houston Chronicle's Ultimate Houston touted Shankz among the best in Fun & Games in 2006. Get this Groupon for hosting neon birthday parties, gifting sun-shunning golfers looking for a dark place to putt, or simply enjoying a fun way to stay active indoors. Shankz is open every day except Monday with extended hours until 10 p.m. A take-home glow necklace ensures you'll stay well lit wherever you go. Gaming glowworms can prolong the return to daylight with an included round of Balladium at Atascocita or Ballaster at the Woodlands, which are similar to laser tag with air cannons, or you can hit the arcade. Slide on the complimentary pair of 3D shades to further enhance the experience. You'll skillfully tap glowing balls through 6,000 square feet of an imaginative and expansive course full of magical mermaids, jungle scenes, and dinosaurs, for 18 holes of phosphor-filled fun. Your Groupon gets you into either of two locations. Today's Groupon applies the fluorescent philosophy to putting with 18 holes of black-light mini golf ($8.50), one game of Ballaster/Balladium ($6), 10 arcade tokens ($2.50), one pair of 3D glasses ($2), and one glow necklace ($1) at Shankz Black Light Miniature Golf for $10. About This Deal Jump to: Reviews | Why Mini Golf is the Best Mini SportĮven the most mundane objects, such as play dough, plastic sticks, and pet birds, become otherworldly and amusing when given the glow-in-the-dark treatment.
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