Tuscany during the Middle Ages, when a bread flavored with honey and pepper was paid to the local monks as a tax. When the spice trade introduced a trove of spices to Italy through Venice
it was seasonally wet (the fall season brings the rain). It was also magical, mystical, and magnificent. The horizon loomed with teetering mountains, shrouded in swirls of clouds and fog and bedecked with garlands of waterfalls
For bitter taste, two tastants were used; phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) (all from Sigma-Aldrich, Milan, Italy). Distilled water was used as the solvent. Five solutions of different concentrations (I to V) were prepared for each tastant, including a distilled-...
for you, “Silent Night” on repeat, stringing together lacy garlands of popcorn and pomegranate seeds as a meditation, or lots of yoga, it’s good to bring this year to a close.