I eat a lot of walnuts, not as in a huge quantity but they are a definite staple in my diet. Standing in the rain waiting for a tram I cracked a couple of walnuts while ruminating on Adelaide's comment, and realised that I had never spent any time smelling a walnut. I was quite suprised to discover a distinctive mace / nutmeg scent, though it makes sense. Are they from the same family?

Smelling!

Adelaide: chay, i have been following your blog with much interest and was really caught by the idea of smelling my food, actually sticking my nose in the bowl and really smelling and the otherday i smelt a banana and it was one of the most amazing olfactory experiences ive ever had!


Chay-Ya: smelling is super good huh? apparently by smelling and tasting and looking at your food, the rest of the digestive system starts firing and sending out the right kind of enzymes to break down and assimilate whatever food it is... so clever

 Adelaide:  i know! the drool factor, what a brilliant bodily function.