My Challenge to All

[AndyG]

There is no substitute for cranberry sauce!

[Luc_H]

Al you're a smarta$$!
(joke).

Are cranberries bitter or tart? Is tart, astringent? You're confusing me here...
Luc H

[AllanMcPherson]

Luc,

You got me there, crans. are more tart than bitter. A berry that can be used similarly that leans more in the bitter direction would be bakeapple (cloudberry).

As an aside, good to hear from you! I've been away the last three monthes and its nice to be able to "hang out" here again.

--Al

[Luc_H]

Nice to see you again Al,
Welcome back!

Luc H

[greyeaglem]

Liver. Any kind of liver is bitter.

[tessa]

Originally Posted by Stewey

Does grapefruit count in this discussion? Plain cold pink grapefruit is always nice. Or, for adventure while out camping, hollow out a grapefruit skin and bake some biscuit dough in it by the fire. The range of bitterness will be from slight to strong depending on how good you hollow out the skin.

for my competition that i won a bronze medal in recently , i did oven baked pork cutlets with a grapefruit and orange marmalade with orange vinecotto and then served it on udon noodles with zesty ginger , garlic bolt, carrots, on steamed asian greens

[greyeaglem]

Did anyone mention charring, as in grilling? Heavy grill marks or black surfaces on grilled or bar-b-qued food is bitter. Wood smoke too, come to think of it.

[AndyG]

Stewey, citrus bitter is one of my favorite flavors!

And Tessa, you about make me drool with that flavor combo :^)

I'm sure Dundee marmalade has been mentioned . . but just in case not, it's mentioned now