Earthy and Dusty

I drank a red wine once that tasted like a dusty couch, not that I've eaten any couches. My dog has, but that's another story.

Smells and tastes intermingle for me. Yesterday I made bread with buckwheat flour mixed in with my house blend of grains; rolled oats, cornmeal, and wheat flour. It came out very buckwheaty tasting, with the texture of rye bread, but it was good. This morning I pressure-cooked blackeye peas and realized they have that buckwheat, red-wine, dusty-couch taste and smell. Earthy. This gives new meaning to the phrase comfort food.