Nurse, the celery!
I had a stick of celery for my lunch (along with a sandwich and some crisps, I don't want you to think I've turned into a rabbit) and now my tongue's all numb.
I've noticed this several times in the past, nearly every time I eat raw celery it makes my tongue feel weird. Numb and insensitive to other tastes. Almost like I've been chugging on a tube of Germoloids.
So I throw this open to my learned readers... is this a well-known phenomenon? And what causes it? Is there some chemical in celery at work? I can only find anecdotal answers online.
Maybe it's some kind of allergy, or maybe I've discovered a whole new kind of anaesthetic. Might come in handy for the next professional chilli-eating competition I go to.
(Note to self: must enter more professional chilli-eating competitions.)
Oh... and as if this blog post wasn't interesting enough already here's a fascinating fact about shoelaces lifted from Wikipedia:
I've noticed this several times in the past, nearly every time I eat raw celery it makes my tongue feel weird. Numb and insensitive to other tastes. Almost like I've been chugging on a tube of Germoloids.
So I throw this open to my learned readers... is this a well-known phenomenon? And what causes it? Is there some chemical in celery at work? I can only find anecdotal answers online.
Maybe it's some kind of allergy, or maybe I've discovered a whole new kind of anaesthetic. Might come in handy for the next professional chilli-eating competition I go to.
(Note to self: must enter more professional chilli-eating competitions.)
Oh... and as if this blog post wasn't interesting enough already here's a fascinating fact about shoelaces lifted from Wikipedia:
"Shoelaces did not become widely popular until people had shoes."
As for celery, I believe it is a common reaction. And it serves people right. Celery surely belongs to the list of Foods Which Are Pointless along with cucumber and marrow.
@Stephanie: It is not commonly known, but shoelaces were invented nearly 100 years before shoes. Like the laser, they were just an entertaining novelty until someone discovered a practical use for them. (This may be a complete fabrication :-D )
Cucumber pointless? Shurely shome mishtake. It adds just the right texture to a crispy duck pancake (IMO) or tune sarnie.
Ugly fruit. Fennel. Capers. Why? :)
I just fancy that on some "Peasant Bread" (according to the label on the wrapper), with a nice Jersey-grown cucumber. :-)
Carolyn Ann
PS I like Brussel Sprouts, too. :-)
They like the laces on Timberland boots best. (How do I know? funny you should ask...) :-)
Carolyn Ann
So before the invention of the shoe, there was the slip on shoe...Wikipedia: it really does write itself.
Numb tongue? Regarde cet article: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-07/963602349.Bc.r.html
Au revoir!
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