The boy and I went on a grocery store run to pick up some items for dinner tonight. Along the way he asked me what I was planning to make. I told him it was a sausage dish that I’ve made before to great reviews from the lass and the boy. He was immediately disappointed.
I was confused at his reaction since I was sure that he like this dish. When I gave him the full details, he sighed in relief and said “I thought you were going to make the other sausage dish with the sweet sauce.”
He was referring to another sausage concoction I make with peppers and a sweet onion. I basically cook the peppers and onion down into a juice and the result has a sweet flavor to it. I asked him what he didn’t like about it and he replied “It’s too sweet.”
“What do you mean it’s too sweet? So is candy too sweet?” I asked.
He answered in earnest “Candy isn’t sweet. It’s got sugar in it.”
Dumbfounded, I asked for clarification. “You mean sugar isn’t sweet?”
“No, it’s just sugar,” he answered. “It’s not sweet like that sausage stuff you make.”
I had to stop there for fear that he might be contagious. This is the sort of stuff parents have to deal with all the time.
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… maybe a taste bud test for sweet, sour, bitter, etc. is in order …