I wanted to write a blog about the brilliance of taste. At the moment one half of Pickle (Sarah) is stuck at home on painkillers for a sore back. The biggest side effect is that I can't taste anything....

I first realised when I treated myself to a Lindt chocolate and couldn't taste the chocolate - horror! I decided to have a strong coffee, and again nothing, although I could sense it was bitter. Over supper I mentioned it to my husband and he said that as I could sense salty vs sweet etc, that it was my sense of smell that wasn't working not my taste buds!

Interesting, I thought and promptly shoved a load of Vicks up my nose - nothing!

It is amazing how important actually tasting your food is, toast & marmite with out taste is like chomping on cardboard (don't even get me started on hob-nobs), chocolate and ice cream is pointless, and to be honest I can only actually be bothered to eat when my tummy starts to protest! I think I might have spotted a new diet opportunity, take away people's sense of taste - that'll slow the snackers out there down!

I have been totally taking taste for granted. The things I cannot wait to taste again are the simple things:

Toast & marmite; coffee; bacon; bananas; spices

It is a good job I am out of the kitchen for the moment, as I would be doing dreadful things to food! I can't want to get my taste back again, make sure you savour every mouthful!