Pages tagged Aroma
Taste & Science
Why Some Oysters Taste Metallic
Metallic is rarely a freshness problem. The chemistry behind the note, the oysters that carry it, and how to tell a natural finish from a bad oyster.
Culture
Oysters and Perfume
The sea in a bottle and the sea in a shell are built from different molecules. What perfumers call 'marine', and what an oyster actually smells of.
Taste & Science
What the Oyster Ate
The cucumber note in a Hood Canal Pacific is a real molecule, made when the oyster breaks down fatty acids from the diatoms it ate. How diet becomes aroma on the half shell.