1. "Beer and hard liquor were acquired tastes" In response to Reply # 0
No one forced me to like either. I didn't like either at first per se, but certain aspects of it were appealing so 8 kept trying it and eventually I enjoyed them more
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20. "so you pushed past the taste for the buzz and eventually stopped caring" In response to Reply # 1
That doesn't sound like it started to empirically taste better, so much as you came to accept the bad flavor and maybe mix it with better flavors, but your tongue is aware that it would not choose alcohol without the perks.
Much like exercise, we do it for a reason. But in and of itself, it is not rewarding. If you didn't see any results from it, you'd probably stop.
25. "no, more like i liked something about the taste but it was too strong" In response to Reply # 20
ie i started drinking henny, jack with coke, then eventually used less coke. then no coke. then no ice.
Similarly with beer i could only drink light stuff, but eventually the light stuff was too weak. It had nothing to do with buzz/taste because i like the taste of liquor.
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17. "My mom used to give me some dark chocolate when she was baking" In response to Reply # 2
I liked it, but I knew that it was unsweetened going in. I think the kids that grow up eating nearly 100% processed foods are probably the worst with this.
3. "I don't think anything tastes objectively bad" In response to Reply # 0
You could serve people whale shit and someone would *genuinely* say "The presence of South Indian Ocean krill really gives this Baleen shit an uncommon effervescence".
6. "You ever tasted rubbing alcohol before?" In response to Reply # 3
If not, go and dab a little on your tongue, lol. That shit tastes like death in chemical form. I think a lot of poisonous thing probably taste bad objectively so that we don't poison ourselves.
23. "plenty of things taste objectively bad. hence the children in the clip." In response to Reply # 3
No amount of peer pressure or status symbolism or deferred gratification is gonna make a kid eat nasty shit.
Dark chocolate.
Brussel sprouts.
Okra.
Ambergris.
Lemons.
Their response is objective. OURS is influenced by culture. Therefore, cultured peoples pretend ambergris should fetch a premium. It's whale puke. Plain and simple.
26. "The kids' taste has also been influenced though..." In response to Reply # 23
Most kids these days are eating a ton of processed and really sweet food. So yeah, if they are used to eating sweet milk chocolate then dark chocolate will taste bitter to them. But their taste buds are completely thrown off because of what they are used to eating.
But maybe we get desensitized until we forget that strong citrus is actually painful to the salivary glands. You can feel them dessicate and tug the nerves in your mandibular plexus.
35. "Nope, a baby's palate is influenced in the womb by their mom" In response to Reply # 31
>It's just a moment of "WTF??!!" Then like a second of almost >pain. And then they look at their parent like "wtf did you >just give me, asshole??" > >Every single time. > >That's not from bias. That's pure input/feedback. > >https://youtu.be/1YBheuHma8I > >But maybe we get desensitized until we forget that strong >citrus is actually painful to the salivary glands. You can >feel them dessicate and tug the nerves in your mandibular >plexus.
They're not objective, they've already been programmed by the culture of their mom.
10. "It's not that anything tastes "bad", its that it tastes different." In response to Reply # 0
If you are trying something new and it doesn't taste like anything you are used to eating, then it will taste "bad" to you at that time. If you get used to it and start to appreciate the taste, it's not that you forced yourself to like something bad, it's just that you have grown to appreciate something that was once foreign to you.
A kid's reaction to quality dark chocolate when they are used to super sweet milk chocolate is pretty similar to an adult's reaction to a quality single malt scotch when they have only been drinking sweet mixed drinks. Their sense of taste has been clouded by drinking a ton of sugar, and until they have trained their palate to appreciate more subtle tastes then food/drinks that aren't sweet will taste "bad".
11. "some stuff taste great the first time you have it tho" In response to Reply # 10
I think the acquired taste comes in with stronger tastes. There might be a strong taste thats hard to handle at first but there's elements of it you like. AFter a while, you become desensitized to the 'strongness' of it.
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16. "It may, but if you have something extra sweet, it may not taste bad" In response to Reply # 14
if you like sweet stuff, for example.
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33. "Humans are creatures of habit." In response to Reply # 10
In addition to what you said about the taste buds, I read a book about two months ago titled Gut that mentions that the active bacteria in your small intestines actually change according to what foods you normally eat. I would imagine diet along with ones location and environment would change what one's small intestinal bacteria consists of.
12. "I'd say spicy foods as well for some." In response to Reply # 0
You might love it but your buds just can't handle the spice. AFter a while your mouth gets used to it
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39. "I've had the opposite happen w/ me as I've gotten older :/" In response to Reply # 12
>You might love it but your buds just can't handle the spice.
>AFter a while your mouth gets used to it
I used to love hot, spicy stuff but now (at 33) my tongue can't even handle "medium" hot wings. It burns and my tongue will actually hurt for an extended time well-after I've eaten the food.
On the flip side, unlike when I was younger, I love dark chocolate. Extra-dark even better. Hoppy beer. Like, even comically over-the-top hoppy stuff I get down with. Coffee I used to hate, but now I can drink with minimal cream or sugar.
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30. "I's jus playin. but yeah, I really do think you could be right. however," In response to Reply # 28
my childhood knee jerk flavor responses never change. So that leads me to believe that's my real tongue. Just like my childhood ears were my real ears and I'll never have them back.
29. "yes, and some acquired from birth " In response to Reply # 0
babies who are breast fed by mothers who eat a wide variety of foods - which changes the flavor of the breast milk - are going to be more accepting of different tastes than babies who are formula fed when they start solids
and people's taste change over time
i dunno why that's difficult to believe
US kids are pushed to eat sweet things and pushed onto cereals/milk/sugared foods from a young age. Other countries have completely different pediatric nutrition guides and kids eat different foods. Some foods I'm not sure people even like necessarily because of the taste as in the flavor of the food itself but the salt/sugar content on top of the taste of whatever it is they are eating and how it's prepared.
as an aside -- i think most people who don't like brussel sprouts haven't ever cooked them properly. brussel sprouts shouldn't be soggy and waterlogged, as most of us probably first tasted them growing up.
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41. "coffee...black or otherwise WITHOUT sugar." In response to Reply # 0
I used to find the taste of unsweetened coffee utterly repulsive. I couldn't understand how so many folks willingly drank the stuff black. My joe needed have at least two teaspoons of sugar added before I even considered it palatable.
sometime over the last couple of months though, I started to get fascinated with the technical/geeky/artisan side of coffee culture. particularly home brew methods that called the use of whole beans, and required close attention to water quality and brewing times. real nerd sh/t.
was fascinating to read discussions where peeps swooned over the natural tastes of exotic coffees, and exchanged brewing methods that didn't have a mention of sugar in sight.
curious to find out for myself, I bought a grinder, press, some whole beans, and started doing coffee experiments in my kitchen. over the past 6 months or so, I've gained a real appreciation for the natural taste of coffee...minus sugar. I do add cream from time to time, though. but I'm amazed at how good coffee can tastes on its own. highly doubt that I'll go back to adding sugar like I used to, it's just unnecessary.
it's crazy how we disregard natural flavors, and add sugar to many foods in an effort to satisfy our immature taste buds. this is mostly an American thing, right?
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46. "yup, I grew up with a Burger King as the only option" In response to Reply # 43
so when I was a kid I HATED McDonalds because they put mustard on the cheeseburger.
I always made them order a cheeseburger without mustard and it used to take forever for them to make that shit.
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Things that as a kid my parents had a very hard time to make me eat and over the years, I slowly turned into a fan. I now love both. It took a while though.
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