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December 1, 2006 7:54 PM Subscribe
Connoisseurs of Cunnilingus: What does it taste like to you?
I know this may seem pervy, but I ask out of genuine, longtime curiosity, which has not been resolved despite performing in the Vagina Monologues - twice!
As long as I've had my culele, I've wondered what "normal" is, like many women, I'm sure. I have my own ideas, but trying to describe yourself is cognitively bizarre! (lavender and bacon??)
I'd like to hear some generalities and hopefully some refined epicurean descriptions of the good and bad, perhaps illuminated with the nature of your acquaintance with The Pink One.
Fuck off, trolls.
I know this may seem pervy, but I ask out of genuine, longtime curiosity, which has not been resolved despite performing in the Vagina Monologues - twice!
As long as I've had my culele, I've wondered what "normal" is, like many women, I'm sure. I have my own ideas, but trying to describe yourself is cognitively bizarre! (lavender and bacon??)
I'd like to hear some generalities and hopefully some refined epicurean descriptions of the good and bad, perhaps illuminated with the nature of your acquaintance with The Pink One.
Fuck off, trolls.
My boyfriend says it tastes like vagina...always.
posted by lunalaguna at 8:16 PM on December 1, 2006 [3 favorites]
posted by lunalaguna at 8:16 PM on December 1, 2006 [3 favorites]
One of my old boyfriends swore that the closest taste he could compare it to was duck sauce. Yes. From Chinese restaurants.
posted by timepiece at 8:16 PM on December 1, 2006
posted by timepiece at 8:16 PM on December 1, 2006
Best answer: like a 9v battery. i'm serious. not quite so shocking, though.
posted by TonyRobots at 8:26 PM on December 1, 2006 [57 favorites]
posted by TonyRobots at 8:26 PM on December 1, 2006 [57 favorites]
It really does change with what you eat-- that's not just an urban legend. The first time we had sex, my ex (a nymphomaniac connoisseur) turned to me and said, "You weren't kidding about liking onions!" Another ex ate massive amounts of fruit; she tasted like lemon Jolly Ranchers mixed with chai tea.
posted by chickletworks at 8:27 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by chickletworks at 8:27 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
Every woman tastes different and diet has a lot to do with it. I don't think there's an easy way to answer the question. It's like asking what chicken tastes like. Yes, chicken tastes like chicken but it also has many other flavors that change depending on the person making it, so to speak. There's no one thing I would compare the taste to.
posted by dobbs at 8:33 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by dobbs at 8:33 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
Seconding TonyRobots. I never thought I'd hear someone else say that!
posted by kimota at 8:59 PM on December 1, 2006
posted by kimota at 8:59 PM on December 1, 2006
Best answer: Yes, it varies from woman to woman, and even then from day to day. Diet is an enormous factor. Vegan girls, I've noticed, can be ... sweet and creamy? The 9volt is getting at the fact that it's definitely tangy.
It's never going to be a flavor at Baskin Robbins, but there is something amazing about it. I think it's due to the fact that, when you're doing it, it's not just a taste ... it's a smell, a sight, and a sensation (warmth, texture, moisture) felt by the nerve-laden face and mouth. In the abstract, the taste doesn't mean a lot because the flavor is supposed to be part of the experience. Yes, I said smell. A lot of women freak about that but, so long as she's healthy, many men find that particular smell very stirring.
posted by adipocere at 9:15 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
It's never going to be a flavor at Baskin Robbins, but there is something amazing about it. I think it's due to the fact that, when you're doing it, it's not just a taste ... it's a smell, a sight, and a sensation (warmth, texture, moisture) felt by the nerve-laden face and mouth. In the abstract, the taste doesn't mean a lot because the flavor is supposed to be part of the experience. Yes, I said smell. A lot of women freak about that but, so long as she's healthy, many men find that particular smell very stirring.
posted by adipocere at 9:15 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
Wait, like the outside casing of the battery or the top metal part that you actually attach to the electronics? And why is it a 9 volt and not a double A? You know every girl who reads this is going to be spending the rest of the night trying to find a battery to lick, right? I know I am.
posted by Ugh at 9:17 PM on December 1, 2006 [19 favorites]
posted by Ugh at 9:17 PM on December 1, 2006 [19 favorites]
Okay, sorry, but I have to ask: under what circumstances would someone lick a battery?! I Googled it and got a couple of ideas (test it, recharge it?) but I'm still confused.
Also, what part of the battery are you all talking about? Or does it all taste the same?
posted by chickletworks at 9:19 PM on December 1, 2006
Also, what part of the battery are you all talking about? Or does it all taste the same?
posted by chickletworks at 9:19 PM on December 1, 2006
I think what they mean to say is the "taste" of the current induced in ones tounge by 9V. Not the casing. It's a very particular sort of tangy taste. It's also somewhat dependent on which part of the tounge the voltage is applied to - try it out some time.
As to why one would do this, you can actually get quite good at sensing voltages in that range with the tounge.
While I've licked many a 9V in my day, I am sadly unable to comment on the comparison.
posted by phrontist at 9:33 PM on December 1, 2006
As to why one would do this, you can actually get quite good at sensing voltages in that range with the tounge.
While I've licked many a 9V in my day, I am sadly unable to comment on the comparison.
posted by phrontist at 9:33 PM on December 1, 2006
You lick a 9v battery to figure out if it still has any juice in it (eg to find out why your guitar distortion pedal isn't working). You don't lick other batteries because you can't connect the + and - terminals with your tongue.
The taste is like the taste of the terminals of an almost-entirely-discharged 9v battery (ie without the electric shock).
Hope this helps!
posted by unSane at 9:34 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
The taste is like the taste of the terminals of an almost-entirely-discharged 9v battery (ie without the electric shock).
Hope this helps!
posted by unSane at 9:34 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
Chicklet: when I was an impressionable youngster, I did it on a dare. I was later doing it for the heck of it when a friend of my parents' decided to join in and declared that it "tastes like tequila". It feels kinda good - stick your tongue so it connects with both electrodes, and it'll give you a bit of a shock.
posted by spaceman_spiff at 9:38 PM on December 1, 2006
posted by spaceman_spiff at 9:38 PM on December 1, 2006
Best answer: Connoisseurs of Cunnilingus: What does it taste like to you?
It tastes like the color red.
It tastes like animals fucking somewhere in the woods under a full moon.
It tastes like want and desire poured over warm skin, something rough, something soft, something salty.
and of course if you're in love, it tastes like a secret door that is open, where everything that is good in the world is hidden.
You taste wine or meat or cheese, but when you mouth is between her legs, there's a different kind of hunger that taste doesn't cover.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:38 PM on December 1, 2006 [67 favorites]
It tastes like the color red.
It tastes like animals fucking somewhere in the woods under a full moon.
It tastes like want and desire poured over warm skin, something rough, something soft, something salty.
and of course if you're in love, it tastes like a secret door that is open, where everything that is good in the world is hidden.
You taste wine or meat or cheese, but when you mouth is between her legs, there's a different kind of hunger that taste doesn't cover.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:38 PM on December 1, 2006 [67 favorites]
Have you ever bitten your lip and gotten a little bit of blood in your mouth? It's got a very distinct taste. Even when a woman isn't on her period, there's always a hint of that flavor, among all the others.
I, for one, am going to disagree with the battery comment, although I know what you're trying to get at.
posted by chrisamiller at 9:51 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
I, for one, am going to disagree with the battery comment, although I know what you're trying to get at.
posted by chrisamiller at 9:51 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
As others have said, each woman has their own flavor... though I'd say redheads taste the best.
posted by jzb at 9:51 PM on December 1, 2006 [3 favorites]
posted by jzb at 9:51 PM on December 1, 2006 [3 favorites]
zinc. sort of taste onamonapeia if such a thing exists, but that's the word that always comes to mind when I think of that charged taste TonyRoberts conjures with the 9v battery and the blood taste chrisamillar mentions. It's not a metallic taste, it's just a unique taste that fires off certain dormant taste buds. There are many others tastes, but it stands out.
posted by trinarian at 10:26 PM on December 1, 2006
posted by trinarian at 10:26 PM on December 1, 2006
Man now that I think about it it SO is like a nine volt! Wow.
posted by shanevsevil at 10:35 PM on December 1, 2006
posted by shanevsevil at 10:35 PM on December 1, 2006
Is it the coppery-taste thing? I've never tasted a 9 volt, but I kind kinda see how...
Sweetsaltymuskybloodsweatygoodfruity. Like that.
posted by rtha at 11:01 PM on December 1, 2006
Sweetsaltymuskybloodsweatygoodfruity. Like that.
posted by rtha at 11:01 PM on December 1, 2006
On a side note, do NOT repeat NOT prepare for pleasure by using one of those "refreshing" products in the mistaken belief that this will "improve" the taste. Summer's Eve = 24V brillo pad.
Natural is best, be it from a slightly sweetish, tangy tofu to a mild salmon super-lightly marinated in a vinaigrette to a full-out musky, gamey tuna.
posted by cps at 11:09 PM on December 1, 2006
Natural is best, be it from a slightly sweetish, tangy tofu to a mild salmon super-lightly marinated in a vinaigrette to a full-out musky, gamey tuna.
posted by cps at 11:09 PM on December 1, 2006
The 9V description nails it.
posted by laz-e-boy at 11:12 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by laz-e-boy at 11:12 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
nth the creamy 9V
posted by phritosan at 11:29 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
posted by phritosan at 11:29 PM on December 1, 2006 [2 favorites]
I think what others are describing as the taste of a 9-volt, I've always thought of as a slightly lemony flavor. Definitely tangy, though.
In the novel Prep there's a scene near the end that focuses on boys classifying girls as either "fish" or "cheese".
posted by MsMolly at 11:35 PM on December 1, 2006
In the novel Prep there's a scene near the end that focuses on boys classifying girls as either "fish" or "cheese".
posted by MsMolly at 11:35 PM on December 1, 2006
On a good day: sweet flower
On a bad day: metallic tuna
posted by cwarmy at 11:40 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
On a bad day: metallic tuna
posted by cwarmy at 11:40 PM on December 1, 2006 [1 favorite]
Umpteenth the 9V.
posted by solid-one-love at 11:42 PM on December 1, 2006
posted by solid-one-love at 11:42 PM on December 1, 2006
Like the head of a hammer.
posted by luckypozzo at 1:17 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
posted by luckypozzo at 1:17 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
Personally, I'm far too overwhelmed with the variety of sensations -- the feel on my tounge, the sound of her reaction, her legs squirming around me, her hands on my head, my hands all over her, etc, to pay special attention to the taste.
Unless something makes it have a seriously strong "off" taste, that is about the lowest sense on the importance list.
posted by SpookyFish at 1:37 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
Unless something makes it have a seriously strong "off" taste, that is about the lowest sense on the importance list.
posted by SpookyFish at 1:37 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
Hmmm
Definitely musky in a good way, occasionally a bit of taste and smell a bit like truffles, and I note that Caucasian women sometimes have a slight hint of frying butter, East Asian women sometimes taste a bit saltier but redheads have a noticably different taste and every redhead I've, er, sampled, had a similar taste.
posted by xetere at 1:40 AM on December 2, 2006
Definitely musky in a good way, occasionally a bit of taste and smell a bit like truffles, and I note that Caucasian women sometimes have a slight hint of frying butter, East Asian women sometimes taste a bit saltier but redheads have a noticably different taste and every redhead I've, er, sampled, had a similar taste.
posted by xetere at 1:40 AM on December 2, 2006
The electrolysis effect of a low voltage on your tongue is seperating chemicals so that you can discern them out of the organic compounds.
Te taste of vagina is very definitely a combination of many things, there are a lot of pheromonal outlets that make their presence known between the labia minora and majora.
The tangy metallic is iron from the blood. Then there is the almond nutty context probably based on mucus. And the lightly salted melon. And the durian flavor from dead cells. Any of which can come to the fore based on diet and hormone progression.
posted by ptm at 1:46 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
Te taste of vagina is very definitely a combination of many things, there are a lot of pheromonal outlets that make their presence known between the labia minora and majora.
The tangy metallic is iron from the blood. Then there is the almond nutty context probably based on mucus. And the lightly salted melon. And the durian flavor from dead cells. Any of which can come to the fore based on diet and hormone progression.
posted by ptm at 1:46 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
There is most certainly a racial / cultural / diet element to it.
If you have noticed the different body smell of East Asians, Caucasians, and South Asians, well, the nether regions taste like that, just moreso.
I don't know if I go with xetere's "asians - saltier" distinction, but it is some sort of "not butter" taste, while Caucasian vaginas have that milky / buttery note. Central Asians have a slightly muttony / gamey taste.
South Asians are tangy and spicy... mmmm...
I'm getting hungry, I could really go for some juicy vagina right now.
posted by Meatbomb at 2:12 AM on December 2, 2006 [3 favorites]
If you have noticed the different body smell of East Asians, Caucasians, and South Asians, well, the nether regions taste like that, just moreso.
I don't know if I go with xetere's "asians - saltier" distinction, but it is some sort of "not butter" taste, while Caucasian vaginas have that milky / buttery note. Central Asians have a slightly muttony / gamey taste.
South Asians are tangy and spicy... mmmm...
I'm getting hungry, I could really go for some juicy vagina right now.
posted by Meatbomb at 2:12 AM on December 2, 2006 [3 favorites]
Brings new meaning to Hot Like Your 12V Wire's username
posted by grouse at 2:34 AM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by grouse at 2:34 AM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
Now know the answer for when someone asks me what a 9 volt battery tastes like.
I never thought that at 3am, I'd be looking for a 9volt battery to test this out.
posted by Cog at 3:14 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
I never thought that at 3am, I'd be looking for a 9volt battery to test this out.
posted by Cog at 3:14 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
I don't agree with the 9v battery.
Most of it is aroma and there is very little taste unless it's been a while since the last cleaning. Otherwise, the taste is somewhat musky sometimes with bitterness or sweetness (depends on the woman/day).
posted by plinth at 4:08 AM on December 2, 2006
Most of it is aroma and there is very little taste unless it's been a while since the last cleaning. Otherwise, the taste is somewhat musky sometimes with bitterness or sweetness (depends on the woman/day).
posted by plinth at 4:08 AM on December 2, 2006
In all of my experience *blows (hot) air on fingernails*, ahem... I've winnowed it down to the essence of ... a lime.
posted by 10ch at 5:10 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by 10ch at 5:10 AM on December 2, 2006
I can't say I buy the multicultural pussy flavors theory, though I can't disprove it since I'm obviously not as prolific a carpet muncher as some of you seem to me. What do Mexicans taste like?
Please don't say tacos.
posted by Juliet Banana at 6:19 AM on December 2, 2006 [5 favorites]
Please don't say tacos.
posted by Juliet Banana at 6:19 AM on December 2, 2006 [5 favorites]
I can't say I buy the multicultural pussy flavors theory,
Different cultures do have different diets, which influence taste.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:50 AM on December 2, 2006
Different cultures do have different diets, which influence taste.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:50 AM on December 2, 2006
redheads and vegans taste the best. Vegetarians are a close second.
posted by SpecialK at 7:05 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
posted by SpecialK at 7:05 AM on December 2, 2006 [2 favorites]
Adding my voice to the the multicultural chorus: I've been with 3 different women of Puerto Rican descent, and they all tasted vaguely of onions. Not unpleasantly so, but there was definitely an onion thing going on down there.
posted by deadmessenger at 8:22 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by deadmessenger at 8:22 AM on December 2, 2006
sort of sweaty and tangy. different girls taste different, but they're all in that same general range.
posted by jonmc at 8:51 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by jonmc at 8:51 AM on December 2, 2006
nthing the nine-volt battery. Licking a battery while lying in a forest right after a rainstorm when it's still warm and wet.
posted by kalimac at 9:25 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by kalimac at 9:25 AM on December 2, 2006
As long as I've had my culele
Um, does everyone apart from me know what 'culele' means?
posted by dash_slot- at 9:33 AM on December 2, 2006
Um, does everyone apart from me know what 'culele' means?
posted by dash_slot- at 9:33 AM on December 2, 2006
I disagree that on a bad day it's like "metallic tuna." On a bad day, it's like a third armpit.
I agree with whoever said that taste is really pretty far down on the list of things you're paying attention to while it's going on.
It does vary depending on the person.
I'll be the first, I think, to come out against the 9v analogy, but obviously I'm a minority there. So I guess I must taste oniony. It's not that metallic; metallic things don't taste that creamy.
posted by ibmcginty at 9:53 AM on December 2, 2006
I agree with whoever said that taste is really pretty far down on the list of things you're paying attention to while it's going on.
It does vary depending on the person.
I'll be the first, I think, to come out against the 9v analogy, but obviously I'm a minority there. So I guess I must taste oniony. It's not that metallic; metallic things don't taste that creamy.
posted by ibmcginty at 9:53 AM on December 2, 2006
Response by poster: I seriously thought culele (koo-lay-lay) was more widely known, but google and urban dictionary fail me utterly. Sorry guys, and thanks for the great descriptions.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:36 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:36 AM on December 2, 2006
I never had the courage to speak out about the 9v battery thing, but I always thought it. The first time I did dove the muff, I was absolutely shocked (hah, get it?) that I had never heard anyone make the comparison.
posted by jewzilla at 10:39 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by jewzilla at 10:39 AM on December 2, 2006
I read somewhere that the metallic taste (the 9v battery?) comes from uric acid. A vestige of pee!
posted by claudiadias at 10:39 AM on December 2, 2006
posted by claudiadias at 10:39 AM on December 2, 2006
I seriously thought culele (koo-lay-lay) was more widely known, but google and urban dictionary fail me utterly.
So do you mind telling us what it is now?
posted by grouse at 10:55 AM on December 2, 2006
So do you mind telling us what it is now?
posted by grouse at 10:55 AM on December 2, 2006
Response by poster: A culele is a vagina.
Sorry, I know like fifty words for vagina easy. The vagina monologues saw to that. I'm like the eskimo of vaginas?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:16 AM on December 2, 2006 [5 favorites]
Sorry, I know like fifty words for vagina easy. The vagina monologues saw to that. I'm like the eskimo of vaginas?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:16 AM on December 2, 2006 [5 favorites]
The 9V analogy doesn't quite do it. I'd say an amaretto sour is even closer to the actual taste.
But yeah, diet and time since the last shower definitely affect the flavor.
Now I'm thirsty, and I have neither amaretto, sour, nor vagina available.
posted by emelenjr at 11:52 AM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
But yeah, diet and time since the last shower definitely affect the flavor.
Now I'm thirsty, and I have neither amaretto, sour, nor vagina available.
posted by emelenjr at 11:52 AM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
I always thought they had sort of a lemony taste.
And I wouldn't have thought of the 9v thing on my own, but I kinda see what you're getting at.
posted by Afroblanco at 12:16 PM on December 2, 2006
And I wouldn't have thought of the 9v thing on my own, but I kinda see what you're getting at.
posted by Afroblanco at 12:16 PM on December 2, 2006
"More like something in the french fry family." One of my favourite quotes from Go Fish.
I can't comment on the 9v battery thing, having never been intimate with a battery. But I'm certainly going to try.
posted by jokeefe at 12:31 PM on December 2, 2006
I can't comment on the 9v battery thing, having never been intimate with a battery. But I'm certainly going to try.
posted by jokeefe at 12:31 PM on December 2, 2006
I wouldn't dream of saying what "normal" is, but the common flavor that I've noticed is (when clean) a buttery flavor. The less clean, the more an aluminum/metlalic flavor comes through. Less a 9 volt battery and more like sucking a penny.
posted by lekvar at 1:12 PM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by lekvar at 1:12 PM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
I'm baffled by the 9V battery thing. Not in any of my experience!
I've always been baffled by the "fish" thing as well.
There have been times when I could have compared it to seawater, but not to fish. The only actual answer I have is, it tastes like nothing else..
posted by AmbroseChapel at 2:20 PM on December 2, 2006
I've always been baffled by the "fish" thing as well.
There have been times when I could have compared it to seawater, but not to fish. The only actual answer I have is, it tastes like nothing else..
posted by AmbroseChapel at 2:20 PM on December 2, 2006
Years ago, StayFree! mag surveyed men and women about the taste of vaginal secretions and semen, and has a bunch of quotes. They comment about the frequency of battery taste reports near the bottom.
posted by mediareport at 5:00 PM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by mediareport at 5:00 PM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
Musky or slightly fermented honey.
posted by orthogonality at 6:30 PM on December 2, 2006
posted by orthogonality at 6:30 PM on December 2, 2006
An ex once brought it to my attention that I tasted exactly like cheeseburgers.
Thankfully, he liked cheeseburgers.
posted by chickygrrl at 7:51 PM on December 2, 2006
Thankfully, he liked cheeseburgers.
posted by chickygrrl at 7:51 PM on December 2, 2006
I was drinking a can of v8 the other day, and about 10 minutes after I finished, I realized that the aftertaste was reminiscent of vagina, so there you go.
posted by wierdo at 10:36 PM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by wierdo at 10:36 PM on December 2, 2006 [1 favorite]
The various ones I have tasted in my years of... going down, suggests that they all taste different. Or more specifically, they all taste roughly the same, but some have some slightly different seasonings.
Although 'chicken' is perhaps the most common denominator.
posted by Effigy2000 at 1:41 AM on December 3, 2006
Although 'chicken' is perhaps the most common denominator.
posted by Effigy2000 at 1:41 AM on December 3, 2006
I've always been baffled by the "fish" thing as well.
It can happen, but it probably indicates a yeast infection. If you've never experienced it, then you are fortunate.
posted by grouse at 1:49 AM on December 3, 2006
It can happen, but it probably indicates a yeast infection. If you've never experienced it, then you are fortunate.
posted by grouse at 1:49 AM on December 3, 2006
I have, on more than one occasion, noted a hint of something that was slightly like cumin. Which is great for both me and her, because I love cumin. I would categorize this flavor under "musky," but there are other elements, as well: salty, slightly tangy (I think lime comes somewhat close; I don't buy the battery thing), and mildly buttery.
To my taste buds, this is a very fine and most enjoyable combination.
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:24 AM on December 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
To my taste buds, this is a very fine and most enjoyable combination.
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:24 AM on December 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
The last one was all baby powder. Guess I was lucky ;)
posted by 0217174 at 2:30 PM on December 3, 2006
posted by 0217174 at 2:30 PM on December 3, 2006
It is mainly smell, and not taste. But it is generally slightly salty and occasionally somewhat metallic.
posted by Ironmouth at 11:21 AM on December 4, 2006
posted by Ironmouth at 11:21 AM on December 4, 2006
In case you're wondering, the poet Charles Baudelaire sez:
...De l'huile de coco, du musc et du goudron.
...which translates to:
...like coconut oil, musk and tar.
...which makes a lot of sense to me, somehow. The context of the poem, by the way, is this:
...I shall plunge my head, adoring drunkenness,
Into this black ocean where the other is imprisoned;
And my subtle spirit caressed by the sway
Will know how to find you, O pregnant idleness!
In an infinite cradle of scented leisure!
Blue hair, house of taut darkness,
You make the blue of the sky seem huge and round for me;
On the downy edges of your twisted locks
I hungrily get drunk on the muddled fragrances
Of coconut oil, of musk and tar...
...but you really should read the whole poem.
posted by koeselitz at 11:25 AM on December 4, 2006 [16 favorites]
...De l'huile de coco, du musc et du goudron.
...which translates to:
...like coconut oil, musk and tar.
...which makes a lot of sense to me, somehow. The context of the poem, by the way, is this:
...I shall plunge my head, adoring drunkenness,
Into this black ocean where the other is imprisoned;
And my subtle spirit caressed by the sway
Will know how to find you, O pregnant idleness!
In an infinite cradle of scented leisure!
Blue hair, house of taut darkness,
You make the blue of the sky seem huge and round for me;
On the downy edges of your twisted locks
I hungrily get drunk on the muddled fragrances
Of coconut oil, of musk and tar...
...but you really should read the whole poem.
posted by koeselitz at 11:25 AM on December 4, 2006 [16 favorites]
"Chicken" as common flavor denominator?!
9V batteries??!
I don't know which Ys you all have been dining at, but all the ones I've sampled have had the same essential flavor in common: uni.
And you know, it kind of looks as sexy as it tastes!
And just like uni, some are fresh and delicious and a little bit sweet, and some are, well, not so tasty. But the sweetest ones have a little hint of butter and a little hint of the sea.
posted by deejay jaydee at 11:29 AM on December 4, 2006 [2 favorites]
9V batteries??!
I don't know which Ys you all have been dining at, but all the ones I've sampled have had the same essential flavor in common: uni.
And you know, it kind of looks as sexy as it tastes!
And just like uni, some are fresh and delicious and a little bit sweet, and some are, well, not so tasty. But the sweetest ones have a little hint of butter and a little hint of the sea.
posted by deejay jaydee at 11:29 AM on December 4, 2006 [2 favorites]
Lobster Thermador. And a 9 v.
And yeah, varies as to diet, et.al. Strange that in some cultures there’s a taboo (machismo).
For me, bit hard to jump back in after the wife’s given birth, you do tend to regard it as the “holiest of holys” (to paraphrase Jules) but no real difference in taste after that either. Also it seems to change in taste as you go on. Tends to clarify - although that could be because of the saliva as well as new secretion. And if a woman is a squirter that has it’s own taste. Typically saltier than urine - depending on how hydrated a woman is.
posted by Smedleyman at 8:52 AM on December 7, 2006 [1 favorite]
And yeah, varies as to diet, et.al. Strange that in some cultures there’s a taboo (machismo).
For me, bit hard to jump back in after the wife’s given birth, you do tend to regard it as the “holiest of holys” (to paraphrase Jules) but no real difference in taste after that either. Also it seems to change in taste as you go on. Tends to clarify - although that could be because of the saliva as well as new secretion. And if a woman is a squirter that has it’s own taste. Typically saltier than urine - depending on how hydrated a woman is.
posted by Smedleyman at 8:52 AM on December 7, 2006 [1 favorite]
Ah, and the tang is also similar in intensity to Red Bull.
posted by Smedleyman at 8:53 AM on December 7, 2006
posted by Smedleyman at 8:53 AM on December 7, 2006
Having read through this thread now - mostly anyway.. I will agree with some things - yeah the 9v battery thing, that works for me - it is a unique tangy and metallic taste and that's certainly a part of it. But there's more. The metallicness of 'licking the head of a hammer' (which I've done) is there too. I think there's also an earthy muskiness that I can't compare to anything.
And beyond a somewhat common base 'flavour' there are distinct differences between women - one partner was notably sweet with a stongy 'mustiness'.
I've never encountered (or really understood) the fishy thing - either I've been with the wrong women, or been eating the wrong fish.
posted by sycophant at 1:42 AM on December 10, 2006
And beyond a somewhat common base 'flavour' there are distinct differences between women - one partner was notably sweet with a stongy 'mustiness'.
I've never encountered (or really understood) the fishy thing - either I've been with the wrong women, or been eating the wrong fish.
posted by sycophant at 1:42 AM on December 10, 2006
Diet has been mentioned several times and I think it plays a key role in the taste/smell of a woman's vagina.
For example, if you eat a lot of garlic, you will sweat the garlic out of your pores and your urine will smell like garlic. Likewise with many other food variants.
posted by Ms Snit at 3:15 PM on December 14, 2006
For example, if you eat a lot of garlic, you will sweat the garlic out of your pores and your urine will smell like garlic. Likewise with many other food variants.
posted by Ms Snit at 3:15 PM on December 14, 2006
Just for clarification: we're talking specifically about human vaginas, right?
posted by horsewithnoname at 9:45 AM on December 15, 2006 [13 favorites]
posted by horsewithnoname at 9:45 AM on December 15, 2006 [13 favorites]
There's a reason it tastes a little like a bitten lip - the liquid is blood that has been filtered by the inner walls of the vagina - so it is clear and slick - and delicious. It's blood-light, for the vampire in us.
It tastes like a spring, spring water. And it is just as refreshing.
posted by chupwalla at 9:13 AM on December 16, 2006 [5 favorites]
It tastes like a spring, spring water. And it is just as refreshing.
posted by chupwalla at 9:13 AM on December 16, 2006 [5 favorites]
I think it tastes like Sea Salt and Vinegar potato chips.
posted by rocketman at 4:07 PM on December 21, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by rocketman at 4:07 PM on December 21, 2006 [1 favorite]
Oyster sauce.
posted by unrepentanthippie at 11:18 PM on December 23, 2006
posted by unrepentanthippie at 11:18 PM on December 23, 2006
I think PTM and I have been eating the same pussy!
Also.....the fish thing is a result of something going not-quite-right, whether it be- hygene, diet or infection. I for one have always told my wife of 14 years that her beaver tastes like a clean mouth, without toothpaste, mints or gum, not morning breath either, just plain ol breath. Man-o-man, I could go for a warm, moist helping NOW!
And although I do fancy myself a "pro" it has never been about taste. Most of my other senses are torqued and the taste is not the most important aspect, the feel, mmmmm the warmth, mmmmmmmm, the moistness, mmmmmm, I can't take it anymore. Oh honey.......
posted by winks007 at 4:55 PM on January 2, 2007 [2 favorites]
Jesus, I've almost forgotten at this point, but back in my prime I serviced a nice variety of love blossoms. All of them had that thing that's half smell, half hypnotic nerve agent. Guess that's the characteristic pheremone-laden musk thing that really tells you, "Hey, I am totally eating pussy right now." Fantastic. Sometimes lighter, sometimes heavier, sometimes tangier.
But often it does range into armpit territory, a strong but not entirely unpleasant body odor smell. Not like that stale kind on the elevator with the weird old guy from Accounting, but that kind of good kind when gf comes back from a solid workout. Closer to the onset of the period, I've noticed, the stronger and more pungent this can get.
Where we might start to venture into difficult territory is when the cheese element is introduced. I've snorkeled a handful that reminded me of kind of strong Doritos residue. It's workable if you don't think about it. But when thinking about one particularly unfortunate substance that can sometimes form in that region, it can be kind of off-putting.
And as for fish, that is straight-up bacterial vaginosis, that is. Get her down to the clinic and they can straighten that out quick smart. Doctors often do a very unsophisticated test for that, the ol' "sniff test". Fish? Yes? BV. Dine elsewhere until that is resolved.
Here's the kicker. The last muffin I waxed cursed me, I think, and kicked off a punitive dryspell. I've never smelled anything like this. Imagine that you had a summer party in college that started off tame and fun but got crazy later on. You started off with basic party snacks sitting out everywhere, including a bag of Tostitos and a bowl of chunky, hot, habanero salsa. The snacks are quickly forgotten, though, as people turn to liquid diets and get all hammered. Now it's noon the next day. You're waking up all hung over and hot and thirsty and oversensitive to strong smells and you stumble into the living room and the smell of old habanero salsa that's been sitting out unrefrigerated all night and half the day in a hot house just permeates the air, infesting the place like somebody painted the walls with it. It's sharp and hot and spicy and kind of tired and tomatoey and not fresh, and it's sooo not what you want to be smelling. You just throw it out the window, bowl and all, in your weakened state. Gotta get it out.
Well this has nothing to do with college or parties. It's now many years later. Now imagine that that hot, oppressive, intense smell is pouring out from between the legs of that cute girl from work who you've finally landed while staying at the same hotel during the conference. And you've gone down there to get some work done and have landed smack in the middle of habanero central, a punishing, thick miasma of caliente doom overpowering your senses. Uggggh. I swear I thought it was going to burn my face off. WTF did she eat?! I was not a champ that night and just couldn't stay down there. I did yeoman's work for a cursory bit of time, though, just so she wouldn't feel all self conscious, because she seemed to be partly aware of the issue. Sweet girl, but so not hooking up with her again, the poor thing. Can't risk my eyebrows like that.
So there you go. Good musk, b.o., powdered cheese, old, warm, habanero salsa. I want to find some of these lemony girls you all are talking about. A bit of butter would be just fine as well. I note no difference in redheads, btw, and have never been reminded of chicken. *goes searching for a battery to lick*
posted by kookoobirdz at 11:02 PM on January 3, 2007 [8 favorites]
But often it does range into armpit territory, a strong but not entirely unpleasant body odor smell. Not like that stale kind on the elevator with the weird old guy from Accounting, but that kind of good kind when gf comes back from a solid workout. Closer to the onset of the period, I've noticed, the stronger and more pungent this can get.
Where we might start to venture into difficult territory is when the cheese element is introduced. I've snorkeled a handful that reminded me of kind of strong Doritos residue. It's workable if you don't think about it. But when thinking about one particularly unfortunate substance that can sometimes form in that region, it can be kind of off-putting.
And as for fish, that is straight-up bacterial vaginosis, that is. Get her down to the clinic and they can straighten that out quick smart. Doctors often do a very unsophisticated test for that, the ol' "sniff test". Fish? Yes? BV. Dine elsewhere until that is resolved.
Here's the kicker. The last muffin I waxed cursed me, I think, and kicked off a punitive dryspell. I've never smelled anything like this. Imagine that you had a summer party in college that started off tame and fun but got crazy later on. You started off with basic party snacks sitting out everywhere, including a bag of Tostitos and a bowl of chunky, hot, habanero salsa. The snacks are quickly forgotten, though, as people turn to liquid diets and get all hammered. Now it's noon the next day. You're waking up all hung over and hot and thirsty and oversensitive to strong smells and you stumble into the living room and the smell of old habanero salsa that's been sitting out unrefrigerated all night and half the day in a hot house just permeates the air, infesting the place like somebody painted the walls with it. It's sharp and hot and spicy and kind of tired and tomatoey and not fresh, and it's sooo not what you want to be smelling. You just throw it out the window, bowl and all, in your weakened state. Gotta get it out.
Well this has nothing to do with college or parties. It's now many years later. Now imagine that that hot, oppressive, intense smell is pouring out from between the legs of that cute girl from work who you've finally landed while staying at the same hotel during the conference. And you've gone down there to get some work done and have landed smack in the middle of habanero central, a punishing, thick miasma of caliente doom overpowering your senses. Uggggh. I swear I thought it was going to burn my face off. WTF did she eat?! I was not a champ that night and just couldn't stay down there. I did yeoman's work for a cursory bit of time, though, just so she wouldn't feel all self conscious, because she seemed to be partly aware of the issue. Sweet girl, but so not hooking up with her again, the poor thing. Can't risk my eyebrows like that.
So there you go. Good musk, b.o., powdered cheese, old, warm, habanero salsa. I want to find some of these lemony girls you all are talking about. A bit of butter would be just fine as well. I note no difference in redheads, btw, and have never been reminded of chicken. *goes searching for a battery to lick*
posted by kookoobirdz at 11:02 PM on January 3, 2007 [8 favorites]
although time of the month influences it, i think once she gets wet, it generally kind of tastes like clear wet strings of snot from a clean runny nose (that would be a runny nose from cold weather or gentle crying, not gummy boogers from a cold or sinus infection). for the record, that clean, clear kind of snot isn't gross, it's just messy.
sometimes there's a whiff of clean, fresh-workout armpit sweat down there too, which is not unpleasant.
if you're unlucky, or she's had a long day, the pseudo-armpit sweat won't smell so clean (camping pussy!)-
may also have a whiff of old pee or bunched-up wet towel. that's after like 24 hours of sweat and usage.
i think a shower a few hours before face-time is ideal for all concerned.
apparently, mine at its best tastes like snapple elements, RAIN flavour (agave cactus with a hint of pear).
.... are we due for a parallel thread about semen?
posted by twistofrhyme at 4:05 AM on February 22, 2007 [1 favorite]
sometimes there's a whiff of clean, fresh-workout armpit sweat down there too, which is not unpleasant.
if you're unlucky, or she's had a long day, the pseudo-armpit sweat won't smell so clean (camping pussy!)-
may also have a whiff of old pee or bunched-up wet towel. that's after like 24 hours of sweat and usage.
i think a shower a few hours before face-time is ideal for all concerned.
apparently, mine at its best tastes like snapple elements, RAIN flavour (agave cactus with a hint of pear).
.... are we due for a parallel thread about semen?
posted by twistofrhyme at 4:05 AM on February 22, 2007 [1 favorite]
Heh. Got linked to this, missed it when it happened. I'm not going to go with 9V, because I've ... never tasted a battery. But if it's anything like monkey bars, then you guys are on target. Vagina tastes like sweaty monkey bars.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 9:26 PM on February 28, 2007
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 9:26 PM on February 28, 2007
Normal vaginal pH: 3.8 to 4.5. Of course it tastes like a 9-volt. I could run a potato clock on that thing.
posted by dreamsign at 3:52 AM on March 2, 2007 [26 favorites]
posted by dreamsign at 3:52 AM on March 2, 2007 [26 favorites]
Depending on her state of arousal, half mast it may be slightly tangy or gamey, but in the full bloom of excitement it's like a perfectly ripened mild Brie.
posted by semmi at 3:08 PM on March 7, 2007
posted by semmi at 3:08 PM on March 7, 2007
Clean, washed, shaved pussy will only have aroma and taste of a wet breast nipple. It can be like chocolate, mint,
cinnamon or whatever is used at the time for flavoring. It works on a penis the same. Pussy is best after shower and jacuzzi. A male receiving female oral orgasm in a jacuzzi is super.
posted by SEXPREMAN at 3:27 PM on March 15, 2007
cinnamon or whatever is used at the time for flavoring. It works on a penis the same. Pussy is best after shower and jacuzzi. A male receiving female oral orgasm in a jacuzzi is super.
posted by SEXPREMAN at 3:27 PM on March 15, 2007
Best answer: I liken a woman's taste, at the point of orgasm, to biting into a warm tomato, fresh picked, while standing in the garden, on an August afternoon.
posted by Danf at 11:24 AM on March 23, 2007 [4 favorites]
posted by Danf at 11:24 AM on March 23, 2007 [4 favorites]
Ok, I think I can offer a unique perspective as a girl who "experimented" in college. I've only tasted one girl so am not as experienced as some of these guys. ;)
I was definitely curious about pussy taste. The closest idea I'd gotten before was whiffs of my own pussy. Unfortunately when the pussy is smelling strong enough that it can travel all the way up to my nose from down there it's usually not a pleasant smell. So I thought it was like that all the time, just sometimes stronger when I needed a shower or was sweating excessively, etc. I was always curious when my boyfriend told me how great it tasted, I thought he was just being nice (or that the "bad" pussy taste was at least tolerable). :)
I was extremely surprised to find a complete absence of that smell when I went down on her. I don't know if she'd just showered or whatever, but the main thing I remember thinking was that the main taste was salty and much more pleasant than I thought it'd be. Kind of like sweat except creamier (and of course pussy juice is produced by fancy schmancy sweat glands, so there ya go).
I can endorse rug-munching as something every girl should try once- just to feel better about her own parts, if anything. And it's always nice to get an up close view of a pussy just to see what's going on in there (so hard to do with your own!). Sometimes it weirds me out that my boyfriend knows more about my pussy than I do! Guys have it easier because their cocks are much more accessible and visible than our secret parts... ;)
And guys, you all should swallow semen at least once if you want your girlfriend to do it, so you can know what she's going through. ;)
posted by thejrae at 5:12 PM on March 23, 2007 [5 favorites]
I was definitely curious about pussy taste. The closest idea I'd gotten before was whiffs of my own pussy. Unfortunately when the pussy is smelling strong enough that it can travel all the way up to my nose from down there it's usually not a pleasant smell. So I thought it was like that all the time, just sometimes stronger when I needed a shower or was sweating excessively, etc. I was always curious when my boyfriend told me how great it tasted, I thought he was just being nice (or that the "bad" pussy taste was at least tolerable). :)
I was extremely surprised to find a complete absence of that smell when I went down on her. I don't know if she'd just showered or whatever, but the main thing I remember thinking was that the main taste was salty and much more pleasant than I thought it'd be. Kind of like sweat except creamier (and of course pussy juice is produced by fancy schmancy sweat glands, so there ya go).
I can endorse rug-munching as something every girl should try once- just to feel better about her own parts, if anything. And it's always nice to get an up close view of a pussy just to see what's going on in there (so hard to do with your own!). Sometimes it weirds me out that my boyfriend knows more about my pussy than I do! Guys have it easier because their cocks are much more accessible and visible than our secret parts... ;)
And guys, you all should swallow semen at least once if you want your girlfriend to do it, so you can know what she's going through. ;)
posted by thejrae at 5:12 PM on March 23, 2007 [5 favorites]
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