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It's Election Day! Get out there and vote for something...

It's also Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day. It may or may not have ties with the fact that it's Gordon Ramsey's birthday, but that's purely speculation since I couldn't find anything definitive on that.
I always thought of pungent as a strong smell, which it is. But did you know it's also one of the 6 tastes? I didn't. Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, astringent and pungnent. Fascinating. Pungent foods are hot, dry and light, like chili peppers, onions, garlic and scallions and herbs and spices like black pepper, ginger and chives.

So basically, anything with those foods... Hmmm. Good luck, and don't forget a mint afterwards. This has been Cooking with Lori.