So it occurred to me that in order to actually make recipes that taste good, I needed to know the flavors of the food I was juicing. Everyone knows what spinach tastes like right? Well, I didn't. Raw juiced spinach has a very different flavor than cooked spinach. So without further ado, here's my juice taste test.
Cucumber: refreshing, light, sweet, touch of sour. the skin has a mellow earthy bitter.
Romaine: 2 parts acrid bitter, 1 part smooth cream, 2 parts neutral/light/refreshing
Spinach: salty, savory, smooth richness, an almost metallic sharp aftertaste
Swiss Chard, Red: salty, buttery, complex Herb-spicy, light bitter, much saltier than spinach. spinach tastes smooth and clean in comparison
Collard Greens: overpowering, bitter, earthy, salty, pungent
Celery: yummy! lol. initially salty, then a complex, savory full-bodied nutty richness, filling
Dandelion greens: extraordinarily bitter, earthy, sharp, acrid
Kale: bitter, broad-spectrum grainy enveloping bluntness
Beet greens: salty, rich, very similar to chard, except smoother and more neutral
Beets: sweet, salty, complex, rich, full-bodied
That's it for today. Time to finish juicing and get on with my day.
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Love the descrition for Kale!! Have just found this blog today and am reading all the posts. A fascinating account!! Hope your adventure goes well.
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