"Dimitri" wrote in message
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I still have no time but this may interest some:
http://ruhlman.com/books/soul.htm
What Wayne said about "Agua Para Chocolate", reminded me of having read "
The Soul of a Chef".

Thanks,
doc






IMHO I believe there are several factors.

1. Changing the water is always recommended.
2. Since the beans were cooked in a Dutch oven, I presume the lid was
on
for all (most) of the cooking I doubt if the smoke or smoky flavor entered
that way.
3. It certainly is a great recipe.
4. Without knowing the chemical composition of the water it is very
hard
to say if there was an effect from the water. Now having said that, the
attributes of New York City food some think is attributable to the NYC tap
water which BTW does taste WONDERFUL.
5. The final point is if you were "camping" then the air was likely to
be
fresher and your senses, smell and taste may have recovered from an urban
environment.

Additionally, vacations often jade all of our experiences as much of the
day
to day stress is removed. Unfortunately many people believe the change in
feelings come from the vacation location and not the absence of stress.

In short when you feel good food tastes great.

Dimitri