Does your star sign affect your taste buds?
How astrology can govern your favourite foods. By Shelley von Strunckel
An explanation of how each star sign has its own astrological inclinations towards tastes, scents and flavours
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| Approach to tasting: | Foods, flavours and tastes: | Fundamental and secondary aromas: |
| Aries | impatient, inquisitive, responds to intense flavours, yet capable of noting great subtlety | hot such as chillies or horseradish, radish, sharp, such as onions, astringent, pungent, strong odours | Rosemary, black pepper, ginger |
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Taurus |
Flavourful, sensuous, luxury loving |
sweet to very sweet, Almonds (esp. sugar-coated!), chocolate, subtle aromatic spices, warm and rich food, roast, potatoes and gravies |
Rose: sorrel, geranium, vanilla, sandalwood, ylang ylang |
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Gemini |
inquisitive, restless |
sharp and snappy, mildly astringent, cold (icy drinks from iced tea to margaritas), mildly astringent, finger foods and portable foods such as sushi |
Basil: lavender, thyme, peppermint |
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Cancer |
Proustian, reflective, intuitive |
Watery: melons, watercress, seaweed, mushrooms, Milky such as Ice cream, rice pudding, odourless, insipid |
Bergamot, blue camomile, citrusy ones such as lemon & orange |
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Leo |
responds to glamour, style and luxury |
pungent rich & strong but balanced, rich curry with saffron rice; sweet, cinnamon buns |
Jasmine: sage, saffron, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense |
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Virgo |
tastefulness & quality important, dislike excess |
adores simple foods, salads, uncomplicated meat dishes (though many are vegetarian) cold, mildly astringent |
Lavender: parsley, caraway, fennel, peppermint |
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Libra |
balance vital, sensual, explore slowly and thoughtfully |
subtle, classical dishes from any cuisine, dislikes overly strong flavours, warm, sweet, gently perfumed food |
Geranium or palmarosa: marjoram, angelica, cardamom, cinnamon, almond |
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Scorpio |
intensively inquisitive yet dislike being seen as short of facts, creatures of habit, so hesitant about the unfamiliar |
intense, bitter or extreme flavours, loves things others won't eat or foods with peculiar fragrances |
Patchouli: anise, rosemary, pine, ginger, black pepper, turmeric |
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Sagittarius |
restless, respond enthusiastically to the unfamiliar |
fragrant, exotic foreign foods, mixtures of flavours (biryani), also sugar, loves sweet things especially with spices, dried fruit and nuts |
Black pepper: dandelion, oregano, sage, rosewood, ginger, pine |
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Capricorn |
cannily observant, excellent sensual memory, status and label conscious |
cold, sour, astringent, bitter; dusky flavours (foods that grow underground, potatoes, parsnips), dried meats; solid, stodgy foods, meatloaf with potatoes |
Vetivert: birch, eucalyptus, burdock, cedarwood, rue |
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Aquarius |
inquisitive but unadventuresome, will explore until the find something they like, then stick with it |
uncommon combinations or foods unusual for the region they're in, flavours are brackish, astringent |
Neroli: dill, lemongrass, vetivert, cypress |
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Pisces |
extremely perceptive, very sensitive - if not adverse to - strong flavours |
alcohol in general, fish (!), subtlety, watery foods, fruit and veg, imaginative presentation as important as flavour |
Melissa: rosemary, kelp, coriander, cress, geranium, birch, celery |
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