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  2. Culinary linguistics - Wikipedia

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    Specifically, in bad reviews, a phenomenon ‘negative differentiation’ surfaced. Compared to good reviews that contained positive vague words, in bad reviews, food reviewers describe the taste, smell and appearance with greater precision and wider range of vocabulary.

  3. Dysgeusia - Wikipedia

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    Dysgeusia, also known as parageusia, is a distortion of the sense of taste. Dysgeusia is also often associated with ageusia, which is the complete lack of taste, and hypogeusia, which is a decrease in taste sensitivity. [1] An alteration in taste or smell may be a secondary process in various disease states, or it may be the primary symptom.

  4. Pungency - Wikipedia

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    Pungency is not considered a taste in the technical sense because it is carried to the brain by a different set of nerves. While taste nerves are activated when consuming foods like chili peppers, the sensation commonly interpreted as "hot" results from the stimulation of somatosensory fibers in the mouth. Many parts of the body with exposed ...

  5. What is parosmia? COVID long-haulers speak out about the ...

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    It's the same amount of bad as rotting meat, garbage, sewage, but it doesn't taste like that." Cano said it's been frustrating trying to find foods she can stomach — especially since there's ...

  6. Why Do Some Foods Seem Irresistible? New Study Finds Brain ...

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    Certain foods just taste better than others, and usually, they’re the ones that have sugar and fat—at least in our experience. Now, a new study explains why it can be so tough to resist ...

  7. Why Your Coffee Tastes Lousy - AOL

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    There's nothing worse than that moment when you pour yourself a cup of coffee first thing in the morning, whether from your coffeemaker, your French press, or your Chemex — and it tastes awful.

  8. Ageusia - Wikipedia

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    Ageusia (from negative prefix a-and Ancient Greek γεῦσις geûsis 'taste') is the loss of taste functions of the tongue, particularly the inability to detect sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and umami (meaning 'savory taste'). It is sometimes confused with anosmia – a loss of the sense of smell.

  9. What happens if you eat mold? Food safety experts share which ...

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    "Bad" mold grows on foods due to spoilage, says Wee. Food mold comes in many different colors and textures. ... "You're not going to eat a slice of moldy bread because it does not taste good and ...