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I cannot taste "bitter" (it's a genetic thing), though bittering agents used in food/drinks do taste very unpleasant to me (I don't know what it is I'm tasting
by lilyball 5y ago
I cannot taste "bitter" (it's a genetic thing), though bittering agents used in food/drinks do taste very unpleasant to me (I don't know what it is I'm tasting in those or why it's so unpleasant).
I have not tried licking a Switch cartridge.
Does anyone know if Denatonium Benzoate will still taste bad to me, or is the badness entirely contained in the "bitter" that I cannot taste? I could experiment myself but I've resisted the urge to lick the cartridges for 5 years and I'm not particularly fond of the idea of tasting something awful.
Edit: Looking more at this in Wikipedia, it sounds like the genetic inability to taste bitter is specific to the TASR38 receptor, and that Denatonium Benzoate targets a different set of receptors. I am not a subject matter expert here, but it sounds to me like I should be able to still taste it.
- gilgoomesh 5y agoI think your edit points out the reality: what we call "bitter" covers a wide range of different tastes and we have at least 25 different receptors that are considered "bitter". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_receptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_receptor
- Melatonic 5y agoYou REALLY have to try monkfruit - it has some weird enzyme or something that will make sour things turn sweet. And given that bitter and sour often go together......I wonder how the hell that would taste given your genetics
- jrootabega 5y agoIsn't that miracle fruit?
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