I'm another one - so pleased to find this thread. I ate pine nuts Mon, Tues, Weds of this week and have had the horrible bitter taste at the back of my mouth since Weds. This has never happened to me before, though I have eaten lots of pine nuts and pesto over the years. I am finding it bearable - I think my sense of taste is not that strong though compared to most, I have no sense of smell and find most food bland unless it is well seasoned. I hate to think what this must be like for those of you with sensitive taste buds, if it's this nasty for me! I'm never having pine nuts again!
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First of all, as every1 else said - Internet is great. I was completely freaking out about this, until found these threads. So thank you all.
Second, i'm crazy about pine nuts, have been eating them forever. Never had anything like this, not even slightly. So i would never even think of it, unless for this thread.
The odd thing is - both me and my b/f ate these nuts, so either it was some lonely evil nut that i was unlucky to get, or there's something else to it. Perhaps all the people that get "stung" have something in common, like some condition, or blood type or some other thing i cant think of.
Also, I'm from Israel, and I got mine from a Tel Aviv market, and i am fairly sure the nuts are not Chinese. So perhaps it's not all about chemicals. I dunno.
I am just REALLY curious, almost as i am hungry :-)
Second, i'm crazy about pine nuts, have been eating them forever. Never had anything like this, not even slightly. So i would never even think of it, unless for this thread.
The odd thing is - both me and my b/f ate these nuts, so either it was some lonely evil nut that i was unlucky to get, or there's something else to it. Perhaps all the people that get "stung" have something in common, like some condition, or blood type or some other thing i cant think of.
Also, I'm from Israel, and I got mine from a Tel Aviv market, and i am fairly sure the nuts are not Chinese. So perhaps it's not all about chemicals. I dunno.
I am just REALLY curious, almost as i am hungry :-)
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Hello, another victim, this time from Ireland. This is a relief, eveyone was telling me I was pregnant! I always eat loads of pine-nuts though (I love them! :-( ) and have never before experienced a bad taste. But this week the ones we got from the wholesalers this week are much smaller than normal, so maybe the other ones are ok? I'm just hoping I don't have to avoid pine nuts for the rest of my life! Also I've got the bad taste really strongly all the time, it just gets particularly horrible if I eat! So very much hoping it doesn't last for too long. My sympathies to you all.
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I ate about 1/4 cup of Trader Joe's Pine Nuts like some other people have said. Again, like others, the bag said "Russia, Korea, or Vietnam" were the sources of the nuts. Being someone who loves food, i can't stand this. I'm literally living on a diet of tea, water, and shattered dreams. The FDA definitely needs to do something about this - my life is horrible now. Lawsuit, anyone?
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An old thread, but I'll throw in my 2 cents.
I found this site by googling pine nuts + bad taste. I had pine nuts for the first time a few days ago and ever since then I've had a nasty taste in the back of my mouth.
Mine are from Siberia and imported by International Foodsource. They were raw. I don't plan on eating pine nuts again after this experience.
I found this site by googling pine nuts + bad taste. I had pine nuts for the first time a few days ago and ever since then I've had a nasty taste in the back of my mouth.
Mine are from Siberia and imported by International Foodsource. They were raw. I don't plan on eating pine nuts again after this experience.
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I am so relieved that I found this site. I have had a bitter taste in my mouth after eating. I thought I had something serious. It has been going on for 4 days. I made a pasta/pesto/spinach salad 5 days ago and toasted a handful of pine nuts from Tesco Health food range and mixed them in. I have eaten pine nuts before and never had a bad reaction, but this has been awful. Thanks to all you contributors, I feel so much better now and can't wait to get my normal taste back. I do think that there should be a warning with these foods though.
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Hi, another sufferer, from New Zealand. I’m on day three of my pine nut madness after eating pesto at a restaurant. I’ve been eating and enjoying pine nuts for years - now this! My symptoms match those described before to a fault. It’s really great to know that it’s only temporary as it truly is the most unpleasant experience. I’ve seen it mentioned elsewhere that this effect could be restricted to ‘O’ blood type - mine is O+. My wife is B+ and didn’t have the reaction at all.
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I posted earlier last month that I had the same experience with the pine nuts. Just wanted to follow up - my symptoms lasted about 8 days. Diet soda seemed to taste ok, Diet Pepsi actually tasted pretty good, which is odd because I don't normally like it. Fruit, except for oranges, tasted really awful. Oranges were ok. Special K Fruit and Yogurt cereal was tolerable as long as it had milk on it. Just plain cereal was just as bad as everything else. Maybe the milk helped neutralize it, I don't know.
Good luck to everyone who is now in the midst of it. It gets better! Try to avoid bread and crackers - they seem to be the worst.
I'm curious about eating pine nuts again though. The ones I had before were from China. I'm trying to decide whether I'm brave enough to try Italian pine nuts in the future. I can't imagine never eating them again! Up until last month, I've enjoyed them so much. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow for an unrelated issue. I'm going to ask if he's ever heard of this. I'll post if there's any news.
Good luck to everyone who is now in the midst of it. It gets better! Try to avoid bread and crackers - they seem to be the worst.
I'm curious about eating pine nuts again though. The ones I had before were from China. I'm trying to decide whether I'm brave enough to try Italian pine nuts in the future. I can't imagine never eating them again! Up until last month, I've enjoyed them so much. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow for an unrelated issue. I'm going to ask if he's ever heard of this. I'll post if there's any news.
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I too have the terrible bitter taste after eating pine nuts. It started about a day and a half after I had some on my salad. Mine were lightly toasted, imported from China, and still within their freshness date. I do remember one nut tasting really bitter. I wonder if this taste could be a reaction to a rancid or moldy nut? I know this can be a serious issue with peanuts. My husband also ate the nuts, with no reaction.
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Ate pine nuts on Sunday and Monday, woke up to the worst glass of orange juice on Tuesday morning. It's now Wednesday and everything I've ingested has pretty much given me this horrible bitter aftertaste. Water alone doesn't seem to trigger the reaction.
Pine nuts were purchased from Whole Foods Market (either Cambridge, MA or Bedford, MA store.)
What's the response from the FDA on this?
Pine nuts were purchased from Whole Foods Market (either Cambridge, MA or Bedford, MA store.)
What's the response from the FDA on this?
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I've just become a victim of this too.
I eat pine nuts all the time - had never had a problem. I usually by the organic ones but the other day bought some pre-packaged ones (which I later learned where from china). I ate a whole packet on Saturday. On Monday I got this horrible bitter, metallic taste while eating some ice cream. It was so awful at first I though my ice cream had been poisoned or otherwise tainted. Since then everything I eat or drink (besides water) leaves me with this awful taste in my mouth.
Like others I searched the web trying to discover what terrible disease I had contracted. I found a few forums like this one with info about pine nuts and was relieved.
I can't wait until this passes, because I just don't feel like eating at all.
Isn't this something that should be reported to the FDA?
I eat pine nuts all the time - had never had a problem. I usually by the organic ones but the other day bought some pre-packaged ones (which I later learned where from china). I ate a whole packet on Saturday. On Monday I got this horrible bitter, metallic taste while eating some ice cream. It was so awful at first I though my ice cream had been poisoned or otherwise tainted. Since then everything I eat or drink (besides water) leaves me with this awful taste in my mouth.
Like others I searched the web trying to discover what terrible disease I had contracted. I found a few forums like this one with info about pine nuts and was relieved.
I can't wait until this passes, because I just don't feel like eating at all.
Isn't this something that should be reported to the FDA?
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I had a salad with pine nuts at a restaurant in Boston, MA on Saturday and the nasty bitter taste at the back of my throat started on Monday and is still in full-force every time I eat something. The pine nuts were raw and I did notice that they were much smaller than the pine nuts I typically buy. Yes, I eat pine nuts regularly and have never had this reaction until now.
When I first experienced this on Monday, I thought my milk had gone bad! I should have known better when I put cream in my coffee today...
When I first experienced this on Monday, I thought my milk had gone bad! I should have known better when I put cream in my coffee today...
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First time this has ever happened to me. I didn't know what to think.
My pine nut source (first time pine nut eater in ages, mind you) was Trader Joe's, and they say the nuts are a product of Korea, Russia, or Vietnam.
I find tea (that's already moderaly bitter to begin with) is somewhat drinkable as the flavor doesn't change as much. Water... sort of works. Everything else is just dreadful nasty bitter awfulness. Gets worse as I eat, and just after I've finished eating it's also pretty bad. It only fades when I haven't eaten in a while.
I ate the pesto I made with the nuts for the first time on a Sunday. Started experiencing the problem while eating the pesto again on Monday. By Tuesday, the bitterness was in full awful force. So if Monday was Day 1, then I'm at Day 3 now.
Gah.
My pine nut source (first time pine nut eater in ages, mind you) was Trader Joe's, and they say the nuts are a product of Korea, Russia, or Vietnam.
I find tea (that's already moderaly bitter to begin with) is somewhat drinkable as the flavor doesn't change as much. Water... sort of works. Everything else is just dreadful nasty bitter awfulness. Gets worse as I eat, and just after I've finished eating it's also pretty bad. It only fades when I haven't eaten in a while.
I ate the pesto I made with the nuts for the first time on a Sunday. Started experiencing the problem while eating the pesto again on Monday. By Tuesday, the bitterness was in full awful force. So if Monday was Day 1, then I'm at Day 3 now.
Gah.
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Exactly what everyone has been saying here - that's what started happening to me yesterday! At lunch I had some cheese melted on bread and I really thought the cheese was rancid, because the bitterness was overwhelming. Then I had the same experience last night with my dinner, and the whole day today. When I first take a bite of something it seems normal, but within a few seconds this creeping bitter aftertaste floods my mouth. It's awful. Generally it takes a good 20 or 30 minutes for the bitterness to leave my mouth. When I'm not eating it goes away, though, and water doesn't bother me.
I agree with the advice to avoid fruit and bread - yuck. I had soba noodles with spicy peanut sauce and tofu for dinner, and I could eat it without feeling overwhelmed by the bitter taste. Red wine is horrible.
I made a big batch of pesto on Tuesday evening. Somewhat randomly I happened to notice that the pine nuts were from China. I live in New York City and they came from a gourmet store here. The nuts seemed totally fine to me, and the pesto turned out great (I thought). Unfortunately I only found out that the pine nuts were the culprit after I'd eaten leftover pesto for lunch today.
My husband ate it too but has had no symptoms.
I'm concerned that there are so many posts here from just the past few days and weeks - what's going on here?
I agree with the advice to avoid fruit and bread - yuck. I had soba noodles with spicy peanut sauce and tofu for dinner, and I could eat it without feeling overwhelmed by the bitter taste. Red wine is horrible.
I made a big batch of pesto on Tuesday evening. Somewhat randomly I happened to notice that the pine nuts were from China. I live in New York City and they came from a gourmet store here. The nuts seemed totally fine to me, and the pesto turned out great (I thought). Unfortunately I only found out that the pine nuts were the culprit after I'd eaten leftover pesto for lunch today.
My husband ate it too but has had no symptoms.
I'm concerned that there are so many posts here from just the past few days and weeks - what's going on here?
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I have had a bitter taste for three days after eating a Chick Filet sandwich. I thought it was possibly bad chicken until I googled and found
the problems people are having with pine nuts. I have been eating a lot of
pine nuts lately (on salads and direct from the bag). We just purchased a new brand distributed by Diamond out of Stockton, Ca. They are much larger than the pine nuts I purchased prior. I can't get this bitter taste out of my mouth no matter what I eat. My tongue has a red streak down the center and a soreness in the top of my mouth. I am going to the doctor tomorrow and also taking the pine nuts to the health department to have them evaluated. Thanks so much for all the information on this site because I think I have finally found the problem to the bitterness in my
mouth. I will post the outcome that I find.
the problems people are having with pine nuts. I have been eating a lot of
pine nuts lately (on salads and direct from the bag). We just purchased a new brand distributed by Diamond out of Stockton, Ca. They are much larger than the pine nuts I purchased prior. I can't get this bitter taste out of my mouth no matter what I eat. My tongue has a red streak down the center and a soreness in the top of my mouth. I am going to the doctor tomorrow and also taking the pine nuts to the health department to have them evaluated. Thanks so much for all the information on this site because I think I have finally found the problem to the bitterness in my
mouth. I will post the outcome that I find.
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