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		wincy 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All praise to the lunch ladies Olives are extremely bitter until they’re brined. My wife still can’t handle the brined ones she says it tastes terribly bitter.

rkomorn 29 days ago [–]

This reminds me of lupins which also need quite a bit of preparation before being consumable.

I'm always kind of bemused by the "necessity is the mother of invention" aspect that gave us various food preps and conservation methods.

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