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The Taste Conundrum | After Hours (020) with Stephen
A question came up on the podcast this week that sounds trivial, but really isn’t: Is something wrong with me if I don’t like a food everyone else loves? It came from my co-host, an Inner West Sydneysider surrounded by avocado on toast… who still can’t stand avocado. And the answer is no. Food preferences aren’t a character flaw. They’re biology, memory, culture, and expectation working together.
What we call “taste” isn’t just the tongue. Flavour is a combination of taste, smell, texture, and what your brain expects to happen next. Avocado is a perfect example. For some people, it’s not the…
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