1.   Bagels tasted fresh.

2.   Cooking the vegetables separately and then warming them in the tomato keeps them tasting fresh.

3.   Many thought the crab flavor was too mild and the spicing too strong, but two remarked on how fresh the cakes tasted.

4.   Scientists are mixing blueberries and cranberries into ground beef to learn if the fruit helps keep the meat tasting fresh.

5.   The sevruga caviar that was available for sampling earlier this month was delicate, barely salty and tasted extremely fresh.

6.   This mild, sweet butter, made in Hayward, tastes fresh with a slight tang.