• Question: Why do different people like different foods?

    Asked by to Daren, Phillip on 26 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Daren Fearon answered on 26 Jun 2014:

      Our brains recognise 5 different tastes: bitter, sweet, salty, sour and umami (savory) and the molecules in food can trigger different responses in different people making things taste differently for everyone. Also, some people have more tastebuds on their tongues than others (these are called supertasters!) and can find strong tasting or spicy foods overwhelming.

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      anon answered on 27 Jun 2014:

      If you want to find out whether you or your friends are supertasters you can try this experiment here http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/22941835

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