[Sca-cooks] Taster, Supertaster?

[Sue Clemenger]

Me, too.  Maybe I just *like* those flavors, even if I'm sensitive to them?
--maire

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

> Also sprach lilinah at earthlink.net:
> 
>> I took the test on the BBC site and it was inconclusive. I assume i am 
>> really not a supertaster because i like most of the foods they said 
>> supertasters dislike (grapefruit, spinach, coffee...).
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/supertaster/
> 
> 
> My experience was similar, I guess. I answered honestly, was scored a 
> supertaster, but the actual descriptions of supertasters versus tasters 
> suggests I'm a taster.
> 
> I can only conclude that I have a fair sensitivity that I've scaled back 
> to avoid sensory overload or for everyday use.
> 
> I'd make up the survey very differently.