1.   A real estate broker, wife and mother, Hilliard Ben-Nun cut out squares of the dish for tasting by passers-by and fellow contestants.

2.   I make it taste better by first sauteing onions, then adding them to the sauerkraut with bacon, seasonings and stock.

3.   The wines are classified by how they taste, not by the conventional categories of grape or place of origin.

4.   To find out what you prefer, conduct an informal salt tasting by shaking a few grains on bread, boiled potatoes or sliced tomatoes.