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taste perversion from pine nuts?
Jun. 29th, 2009 11:23 pmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_nut
If you search the web for [pine nuts taste] there are tons of reports. One journal article, which describes pine nuts in one case as "oxidized and not fit for consumption", and in others as "imported from China". (A lot of people on the internets have picked up on the "from China" angle, reporting that their pine nuts were from China too (most pine nuts are from China); my bet is on the rancidity.)
Risks of eating pine nuts
The eating of pine nuts can cause serious taste disturbances, developing 1-3 days after consumption and lasting for days or weeks. A bitter, metallic taste is described. In general, a minority of pine nuts on the market present this problem. Though very unpleasant, there does not seem to be a real health concern.
This phenomenon was first described in a scientific paper in 2001.[6] Since the article, experiences of the phenomenon have been reported by hundreds of people worldwide (US, Canada, South Africa, Finland, Iceland, Germany, and many more).[7] [8]
If you search the web for [pine nuts taste] there are tons of reports. One journal article, which describes pine nuts in one case as "oxidized and not fit for consumption", and in others as "imported from China". (A lot of people on the internets have picked up on the "from China" angle, reporting that their pine nuts were from China too (most pine nuts are from China); my bet is on the rancidity.)
