July 23, 2004

A Matter of Taste.
posted by Gyan 20 years ago
  • I avoid spicy food, rich desserts, artificial sweetners are bitter to me....perhaps I am a supertaster, hmmm
  • perhaps children's tastebuds are too "new" and thus overactive. maybe that's why they hate so many foods, and adults seem to like nearly anything. well, except of course liver.
  • No! Liver and onions, or liver and bacon taste really good if the liver is cooked properly, i.e., not turned into shoe leather. I just don't eat it anymore because of that "it collects all the toxins" thing. Though, I do eat foie gras occasionally 'cause I can't help it.
  • I'm pretty sure I'm a supertaster (where do I get one of 'em blue dye thingys?), and I'm really finicky about food. Only problem is I really like the sensory overload I get from sweet and rich food. Which explains the waistline (among other things).
  • Perhaps I should qualify that a bit. I'm easy to cook for, as I'll try anything. But I'm very finicky about the taste. If you've put wine in the food, I can taste it. Aspartame instead of sugar? Yep. Hated veggies as a kid, and made myself crunch through loads of it in my teens to acclimatize. Still can't eat lots of fruits (tastes sour and/or bitter), although fresh juice is tolerable if it's very cold.
  • Foods that pack a wallop Are delish! Pickled mango, blazing curry, Them's my dish! Salted cod, a kipper strong enough to send ye reeling, I confess I find all these irresistably appealing.
  • Highly dubious about this.
  • Upon further thought I don't believe this for a second.
  • Ya got the receptors or else ya don't...The nose and the tongue hear a melody or not. Pick your parents with care and enjoy!
  • Nostrildamus: please elaborate. I haven't made up my mind or anything.
  • Look! Up by the Salad Bar! It's a buffalo wing! It's Airline food! It's SuperTaster! "What's that insignia on his chest?" "It's a lobster bib."
  • Oh, I almost forgot... Faster than a speeding microwave! More powerful than a Scotch Bonnet Pepper! Able to leap tall stacks of pancakes in a single gulp!
  • Able to butter his cocklobster with a single swipe!