> The most interesting thing about smell is that it is so much an overriding factor in how we perceive taste. Everyone thinks it is the taste buds in the mouth,

> The most interesting thing about smell is that it is so much an overriding factor in how we perceive taste. Everyone thinks it is the taste buds in the mouth, but no. Smell is so much more of it. That is called the retronasal smell. [0][1] Basically we "taste" food with the nose. [2] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronasal_smell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronasal_smell [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronasale_Aromawahrnehmung https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronasale_Aromawahrnehmung (German) [2] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Weg_der_orthonasalen_und_retronasalen_Wahrnehmung.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Weg_der_orthonasalen_und...