I've also heard they are good with fava beans and a nice Chianti. ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 5:16 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] How Your Lungs Taste
I've always found they taste best grilled, then smothered in an Asian plum-Madeira reduction. Pepper to taste. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== Mike Palij wrote: They taste bitter. That is, the smooth muscles of your lungs have taste receptors for bitterness in them. Don't take my word for it, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found them and reported it in Nature Medicine. One popular media presentation of this is provided by the magazine US News and World Reports: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/allergy-and-asthma/articles/2010/10/24/bitter-taste-receptors-found-in-lungs-may-aid-asthma-patients.html and in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303864404575572093266587452.html And here is a link to article in Nature Medicine: http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nm.2237.html I wonder if someone will now find sweetness receptors on heart muscle. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13390.2bbc1cc8fd0e5f9e0b91f01828c87814&n=T&l=tips&o=5943 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-5943-13390.2bbc1cc8fd0e5f9e0b91f01828c87...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-5943-13390.2bbc1cc8fd0e5f9e0b91f01828c87...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5944 or send a blank email to leave-5944-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
