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Don't know whether an alcoholic apéritif would be a good idea to kickstart taste buds before meals but a swill of sherry vinegar & apple juice might do the trick.
Take care, all the best with your recovery.
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Hi B S, tough break on the cancer, glad to hear possible good news on treatment.
As regards sherry, have a read of this article > http://www.wineanorak.com/sherry.htm, and start trying a few styles, Amontillado is good place to start. -
Personally I never liked sherry, I find it reminds me of taste of throwing up cheap white wine at an office Christmas party. My automatic reaction is to ask for port instead.
Neither will go off particularly fast, but I think most supermarkets will stock half bottles. Probably won't be the best, but I'd start with the cheap stuff till you can tell it's shit! :)
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http://winetrust100.co.uk/shop/fino-innocente-valdespino-half-bottle/
Half bottle, notes of green apple and almond - a bit like manzanilla but no sign of a salty finish. Best of luck mate!
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Slightly off topic, many apologies in advance...
I'm now in the recovery phase of Chemo/Radiotherapy, all going very well as far as I can see. I still have a bit of a sore throat which makes anything too dry or crunchy pretty impossible to eat, but it's improving daily. Worst bit is my tastebuds, which are beginning to recover but I'm in a bit of a limbo at the moment, a lot of foods don't taste of anything.
The weirdest thing is that anything with onion or garlic in it tastes absolutely foul. I'm told it will all stabilise in time, but at the moment I'm a bit stuck with what I can eat. It's amazing what has onion in it, once you start obsessively reading labels.
Anyway, according to the Cancer Research website, "A glass of sherry before mealtimes may may make food taste better". So, purely for scientific research, what should I be drinking? I know a bit about wine, but I have no knowledge of sherry or fortified wine at all. What should I be aiming at? I'm guessing dry rather than sweet, to cleanse the palate, but I really have no idea.
What should I try? Where is a good place to get some?
I guess something in a half bottle would be good. I don't want to open something which will turn to vinegar if I don't finish it in a few days. I've been off alcohol for about four months, and I'm still on morphine, so I need to take it steady.