Once again, Dandi stole my post in regards to the use of the word "tainted." Empress is just using the word wrong, is all, mistakenly thinking it makes her sound like a writer for Bon Appetit.
Egg wash is simply eggs beaten up with a little water or milk.
Grasswire's salad sounds utterly disgusting:
slaw made with savoy cabbage, bits of red onion, diced pear, chopped toasted walnuts and dressing of rice wine vinegar, grapefruit juice and bit of oil.
Waaaaay too sour to be at all pleasant. She's combining two sours and two bitters, and that just won't work.
I can't stand "weird" salad recipes that are usually found in places like Bon Appetit. They're gross. For a while, it was fashionable to toss flowers in there. Like I'm going to eat that. What if there's a bug lurking in there?