Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and for most people, the thought and smell of that holiday spread is pure joy. But not everyone is excited about digging into turkey, stuffing, and gravy. For some ...

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It’s not quite a superpower, but about a quarter of humans experience taste more intensely – and they’re known as supertasters. Whether you’re a supertaster is directly related to how many papillae ...

Do certain physiological traits make some wine critics better than others? In a three-part series this week, Mike Steinberger examines the physiology of the oenophile. In Part I, he examined the ...

Taylor Tasting Tours owner, Don Ward, handed me a tiny tab of paper. “You’re going to put this on your tongue and you tell me what you taste and feel, what your sensation is from this.” Ward, who ...

November 12, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Heightened senses, such as sharper than 20/20 eyesight, are usually considered a good thing, but when it comes ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. During the gustatory celebrations this holiday season, not everyone enjoys the feast's foods in ...

I work as a beer sommelier. I'm also female. And one constant irritant is when men tell me that because I'm a woman I must be a "supertaster," that my sex means I have a much better sense of taste ...

Are your taste buds to blame for mindless overeating? They may be contributing more than you think. Scientists divide people into three categories: supertasters, medium tasters and nontasters.

Many people love knocking back a few hop-tastic brews like Indian Pale Ales after a long week, but not supertasters. In fact, they can barely stand the taste of beer at all. If that sounds familiar, ...

A supertaster is a person who tastes certain flavors and foods more strongly than other people. The human tongue is wrapped in taste buds (fungiform papillae). The small, mushroom-shaped bumps are ...