tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556178499188429083.post6991717860266231689..comments2024-03-22T15:26:20.785+11:00Comments on Simon Food Favourites: MasterChef elimination of Courtney: So was it Mint or Spearmint? (17 May 2010)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556178499188429083.post-83980561431282459752010-05-20T23:28:12.384+10:002010-05-20T23:28:12.384+10:00hi peter, they sure love the drama on reality show...hi peter, they sure love the drama on reality shows. must be so much editing going on behind the scenes to make it as dramatised as possible.<br /><br />hi sara, i've heard a few people say you need to be able to taste them to tell the difference.<br /><br />hi jamie, i was wondering who might be able to refer to an encyclopedia of herbs. thanks for the extra info. i don't think anyone Simon Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876960777476668265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556178499188429083.post-10930791845330115912010-05-20T06:44:45.352+10:002010-05-20T06:44:45.352+10:00Well, it ain't the first time they're embr...Well, it ain't the first time they're embroiled in a bit of controversy, are they? From accusations of rigged cook-offs to ... using incorrect cookery terms to .. well, ridiculously inept pronunciation of either ingredients or food items or names. Especially when it involves guests on the show. Last year it was repeated mispronunciation of Adriano Zumbo's name (both Gary & that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556178499188429083.post-38353211714268263452010-05-18T18:11:28.038+10:002010-05-18T18:11:28.038+10:00My 'Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia o...My 'Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Herbs and their Uses' is at pains to make the point that identifying one mint from another is difficult, due to so much hybridisation of plants over the years. So anyone feeling a bit dogmatic about mint is probably standing on shaky ground, for starters.<br /><br />This fine book describes peppermint (itself a hybrid of two other types) as Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556178499188429083.post-49080908993296883642010-05-18T13:36:57.943+10:002010-05-18T13:36:57.943+10:00Spearmint and common mint are two different animal...Spearmint and common mint are two different animals (in smell and taste). I have seen them side by side in my green grocers. What was on the show, not sure (I did say mint in the family play along challenge), would have had to of had a taste and smell to be 100% certain.Sara (Belly Rumbles)http://www.bellyrumbles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556178499188429083.post-32949401255919971182010-05-17T17:58:51.300+10:002010-05-17T17:58:51.300+10:00Hmmm..I saw the episode and immediately thought of...Hmmm..I saw the episode and immediately thought of lollies or gum when she said that! I believe it was a technicality and they were after the more common name. But you are right, Chef Simon-there are many varieties. Nothing like a bit of drama for a reality show!Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589888584542143132noreply@blogger.com