Claire -

"A lot of substitutions" was an overstatement on my part ... I guess I was thinking of the liquid mesquite smoke, the coffee, the tahini, and the omission of the anchovies. I also forgot that you had used tamarinds (that's what happens when you decide to get online at 11 o'clock at night).

The anchovies are listed on my jars, so no lawsuit issues there except from people who can't read the ingredients (actually, I was surprised when I saw anchovies listed - I know I've served this to my sis-in-law & she's one of those folks that has to carry around a syringe of adrenaline in case she eats fish or peanuts ... surprised I didn't kill her with the stuff).

Anyway, apologies for any unintended offense.

I'd still like to figure out some way to do a taste test. I'm willing to sacrifice a couple of my "originals" to the cause. On the other hand, I'm fairly happy with what we've come up with so far so maybe we should say "who cares" what the real stuff tastes like and just accept what we've concocted.