I grew some ‘jolly roger’ corn last summer and it was very chewy. It also had superior taste to corn even though not as sweet. After eating it i definitely felt stronger. This reminded me of how home killed chicken is also chewier and tastier than the bought chicken.

During a recent guided tour of a Cornish miners hut in Burra the guide said that all family members had to chew every mouthful of their Sunday roast 27(?) times before swallowing. Did they do this because they were poor and had to make every mouthful go further, or does chewing extract more from food?

I suspect chewing is good for us – a bit like taking your jaw, digestion and taste buds for a daily walk.

If you do chew your food 27times, then it will take longer to eat your evening meal, and if you do happen to take more time consuming your food, then this gives your stomach more time to feel sated and therefore full, and you will find that you do not eat as much as if you were to scoff your food.

also, saliva can acts as transportation for some of the taste of the food to get around to all of your taste buds and also the saliva acts as a humidifier and humid air in and around your mouth and nose area will mean your sense of smell will work more effectively so it is quite possible that having your food for a longer period in your gob would mean that more flavour would be accessible.

Saliva and the enzymes it contains is the first step in the digestion process. We tend to think that all the digesting happens in the stomach and intestines, but this is not true. It starts in the mouth. Chewing gets the saliva flowing and also breaks up the food into smaller particles, giving a greater surface area in contact with the saliva. If food is not chewed thoroughly then that first step is less effective, perhaps resulting in indigestion after the meal. At least that is my understanding.

My grandfather used to chew 40 times for every mouthful. The problem was that as he got older he got slower and eating a meal could take a very long time… or so I am told.

My grandfather used to chew 40 times for every mouthful. The problem was that as he got older he got slower and eating a meal could take a very long time… or so I am told.
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chuckle – yes it does depend on one’s teeth.

pepe said:

My grandfather used to chew 40 times for every mouthful. The problem was that as he got older he got slower and eating a meal could take a very long time… or so I am told.
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chuckle – yes it does depend on one’s teeth.

I think his teeth were OK, he was just slowing down in his old age… :D

think his teeth were OK, he was just slowing down in his old age… :D
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well there you go! – chewing improves longevity and teeth condition LOL.

chewing is very important for food containing cellulose, i.e. most vegies and some grains.
it opens up the tiny pockets of nutrient within the cellulose walls, and renders the cellulose itself more helpful as a digestive….stimulating the intestine lining muscles….so we can be regular.

personally i think that counting your chews at every meal is a waste of valuable brain/life time. each to their own i guess.

personally i think that counting your chews at every meal is a waste of valuable brain/life time. each to their own i guess.
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its not going to stimulate dinner conversations is it?
and i find it hard to imagine the youngest members of the nuclear family actually remembering what number they got to before they talked with their mouths full.
oh well – dine alone?

pepe said:

personally i think that counting your chews at every meal is a waste of valuable brain/life time. each to their own i guess.
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its not going to stimulate dinner conversations is it?
and i find it hard to imagine the youngest members of the nuclear family actually remembering what number they got to before they talked with their mouths full.
oh well – dine alone?

Think of the problems if you loose count on a few of those mouth fulls…..LOL

i have to admire how some of youse guys analyse things.
take an honorary degree in nutrition and announce the latest medical breakthrough in time for tomorrows news. LOL
i will not shy away from chewy foods in future – they may be tough but if they are tasty i will be in there chewing. my thoughts revolved around the strength of the corn plant (non-hybrid) itself. it was three metres high and grew in a breathtaking way – so powerful compared to the hybrid ‘supersweet’ – that i figured such a plant has a tough kernel because its whole presence was built to endure.
anyrate – try ‘jolly roger’ corn – end of advert.

I guess we kinda dig growing and eating our food to the extreme….

(imagine that, eating as an Extreme Sport?)

jolly roger corn – the main shed gutter is 2.7m high

pepe said:

jolly roger corn – the main shed gutter is 2.7m high

that’s massive.

pain master said:

I guess we kinda dig growing and eating our food to the extreme….

(imagine that, eating as an Extreme Sport?)

glen murchett the architect was on ‘talking heads’ abc at 6.30 tonight.
he was born in PNG. some tribes were still eating white people in his younger days. hows your diet going PM? – i noticed you were only going to eat out twice a week. LOL

glen murchett the architect was on ‘talking heads’ abc at 6.30 tonight.
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Glenn Murcutt