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Tasting words

Hi again. I am taking meds. Have tried a few. Still not sure about this one. I am also on a waiting list for counselling but that is a whole world of problems in rural England. Been waiting since last August. Things have to get really bad and serious before anyone will help over here!
 
I like cats :cat:better and ironically cats :cat:do better on sailboats :sailboat:who would have guessed that one?:confused:
I have a big fat black cat :catface: like yours named shadow.

A stupid question buttercuplols ,do any words taste like marshmallows? :) that would be nice
 
There are vegan marshmallows.
No gelatin. No ingredients of animal origin.
 
If I am understanding the original topic, I think I do this too with words; not so much taste a specific flavor, but just enjoy rolling it around my mouth like some people do with wine. For example, whenever they say the name of the composer Schostakovich on my favorite radio station, I have to repeat it several times because it is so delightful and is a pleasant stim for the tongue.
 
Yeah, from what OP said, not about 'flavor' as in taste differentiation, like
sweet/salt/sour/bitter at all.

About the shape/feel/sensation of using language.

But some people have been thinking about the other situation.
Because it wasn't initially clear that the word 'taste' was being used
in a metaphorical sense.
 
I have been making a list of marshmallow brands and ingredients,
in the past 2 weeks, for an idea I have for a generator.

There are vegan marshmallow products...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-vegan-marshmallows.htm
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/faq.htm#kosher

There are kosher marshmallow products....
https://www.ohnuts.com/buy.cfm/pass...late-nuts/pesach-candy/kosher-for-gummy-jelly

Sometimes kosher and vegan overlap.
But not necessarily.
Kosher marshmallows can contain animal based gelatin.

Halal marshmallows won't have any pork based gelatin.
https://www.cadbury.com.au/products/halal-products.aspx

Some marshmallow manufacturers use gelatin derived from
horses.
 
tree said:
I have been making a list of marshmallow brands and ingredients,
in the past 2 weeks, for an idea I have for a generator.

There are vegan marshmallow products...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-vegan-marshmallows.htm
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/faq.htm#kosher

There are kosher marshmallow products....
https://www.ohnuts.com/buy.cfm/pass...late-nuts/pesach-candy/kosher-for-gummy-jelly

Sometimes kosher and vegan overlap.
But not necessarily.
Kosher marshmallows can contain animal based gelatin.

Halal marshmallows won't have any pork based gelatin.
https://www.cadbury.com.au/products/halal-products.aspx

Some marshmallow manufacturers use gelatin derived from
horses.
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Thanks for that. I'm not that fussed as I've never tried them and never wanted to. I'm very sensitive to foods with unusual textures.

Sweets and chocolate in the UK are labelled as Vegetarian suitable as standard. Vegan, Halal and Kosher labelling seems to quite poor in this country.
 
tree said:
I have been making a list of marshmallow brands and ingredients,
in the past 2 weeks, for an idea I have for a generator.

There are vegan marshmallow products...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-vegan-marshmallows.htm
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/faq.htm#kosher

There are kosher marshmallow products....
https://www.ohnuts.com/buy.cfm/pass...late-nuts/pesach-candy/kosher-for-gummy-jelly

Sometimes kosher and vegan overlap.
But not necessarily.
Kosher marshmallows can contain animal based gelatin.

Halal marshmallows won't have any pork based gelatin.
https://www.cadbury.com.au/products/halal-products.aspx

Some marshmallow manufacturers use gelatin derived from
horses.
Click to expand...
I have been experiment with pear cactus slime as egg replacer in breads for fun...I eat eggs and milk products but not meat. I have been thinking that adding corn starch which makes a fairly nice jello to pear cactus slime which may??? end up having the qualities to make a marshmallow type texture...we shall see?
I am also planning to test pear cactus slime as a gluten replacer on home made noodles or Ravioli soon.

What do you think tree ?
 
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garnetflower13 said:
If I am understanding the original topic, I think I do this too with words; not so much taste a specific flavor, but just enjoy rolling it around my mouth like some people do with wine. For example, whenever they say the name of the composer Schostakovich on my favorite radio station, I have to repeat it several times because it is so delightful and is a pleasant stim for the tongue.
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You TOTALLY get it!
 
tree said:
Yeah, from what OP said, not about 'flavor' as in taste differentiation, like
sweet/salt/sour/bitter at all.

About the shape/feel/sensation of using language.

But some people have been thinking about the other situation.
Because it wasn't initially clear that the word 'taste' was being used
in a metaphorical sense.
Click to expand...
And hi. That's why I used inverted commas to explain that it was 'taste' and not taste as it is in its original sense of the word. I also made a post further explaining what I meant. I don't know what else I can do to explain myself more clearly than that. Maybe advise people thoughroughly read the thread before replying? Or read up on punctuation and what putting these... ' ' around a word means. I don't mean to sound bitchy but I feel frustrated at having keep explaining myself over and over. I can here because I'm sick of that in real life and I thought someone might understand.
 
buttercuplols said:
And hi. That's why I used inverted commas to explain that it was 'taste' and not taste as it is in its original sense of the word. I also made a post further explaining what I meant. I don't know what else I can do to explain myself more clearly than that. Maybe advise people thoughroughly read the thread before replying? Or read up on punctuation and what putting these... ' ' around a word means. I don't mean to sound bitchy but I feel frustrated at having keep explaining myself over and over. I can here because I'm sick of that in real life and I thought someone might understand.
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Sorry!
 
So you guys are saying you have encountered
a number of people who don't do this? o_O

It doesn't seem unusual to me.
Why wouldn't a person want to repeat words
that have a pleasant/entertaining feel?

That could be a rhetorical question.
But not necessarily.
Sometimes people can be really dorky about
what seems perfectly reasonable.
 
The only people I know who do it are me and me bro (DX Aspie at 5) Tree. That's why I thought it was quite unusual but it seems to resonate with folks on here. Exactly why I joined in the first place! [emoji4]
 
It's funny, but as I have been studying Japanese recently I find myself fixating on certain words and mouthing them to myself. My favorite word to say is 'otearai'. Phonetically it is one of the most beautiful words I have ever come across. It feels really neat to say with the smooth way the vowels smoothly blend into the consonants. The Japanese 'R' is also quite different from it's English counterpart, incorperating a flick of the tongue that almost makes it sound like an 'L'. Unfortunately, repeating the word for 'toilet' over and over again is bound to draw negative attention.
 
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