I have a question.

[conuly]

An unanswerable question, to be sure, but listen anyway.

I like certain foods. Other people dislike some of the foods I like, while I dislike foods that *they* like. Do the foods I dislike actually taste different to me than they do to the people who like them?

Comments

[eofs.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced I can taste alcohol, despite what's always said about it being tasteless.

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

Alcohol is definitely not tasteless, and I'd be interested to see sources for people who say it is. *makes face*

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Yay, someone else!

I'd love to have proof that I could hand people. For one thing it should get people off my back who think I should drink alcohol. I think my parents just about believe me by now, by my ability to taste food and say "this has alcohol in it." I was eating 'vanilla' ice cream 6 months ago and identified it as containing alcohol on my first bite. I persevered, trying to enjoy it alongside my rather rich brownie, but eventually Dad had to finish it for me. He immediately concurred that yes, it obviously had ammerretto in it.

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

I just remember the taste of cough medicine...

I can deal with some alcohol when it's covered with chocolate/sugar (amaretto/kahlua), but I prefer without. Likewise with cider.

[marveen.livejournal.com]

And vodka doesn't leave you breathless, either.

I'm a supertaster, and when I was younger garnered heavy criticism from my parents and peers for eating unadorned "bland" foods. I was enjoying the subtle flavors, you see.

I can smell the metabolizing alcohol from one beer twelve hours ago. (A guy at the gym was claiming that he hadn't drunk any, I sniffed and said "Yes, you did". It wasn't a serious arguement, fortunately.) I can smell someone using DMSO a mile away (and wish I couldn't).

[leora.livejournal.com]

DMSO?

[marveen.livejournal.com]

Dimethyl Sulfoxide. Some people at the gym use it for an anti-inflammatory.