supertaster

We could get bogged down in a bunch of biological mumbo-jumbo, but it boils down to this: a supertaster is a person who experiences the sense of taste with far greater intensity than the average person.

OnMilwaukee.com 2009

* The analogy I'm coming up with is that I am like a supertaster for vowels; I hear and say things others don't detect.

Oh look, more thoughts! 2009

If you place the PTC paper on your tongue and you taste bitterness, you know you are a supertaster.

Dr. Susan Albers: Are You a Supertaster? Mindless Eating and Your Taste Buds 2010

If you aren't sure if you are a supertaster, you can try a simple test to find out.

Dr. Susan Albers: Are You a Supertaster? Mindless Eating and Your Taste Buds 2010

They choose higher-sodium foods than their non-supertaster counterparts, and it's not what Hayes expected.

Why 'Supertasters' Can't Get Enough Salt 2010

Overall, it's an exciting read for me, in that it makes me feel less like I have an insufficient palate, especially compared to Cooper's "not quite, but nearly, a supertaster" palate, and more like I just experience food and wine in a different way than some people.

Archive 2009-06-01 Kit Pollard 2009

Overall, it's an exciting read for me, in that it makes me feel less like I have an insufficient palate, especially compared to Cooper's "not quite, but nearly, a supertaster" palate, and more like I just experience food and wine in a different way than some people.

Artsy Wednesday: It's Not the Taste, It's the Texture Kit Pollard 2009

I'm not a fan of spicy food I'm a supertaster ya know so this meal didnt thrill me.

Archive 2008-08-01 Randi 2008

I'm not a fan of spicy food I'm a supertaster ya know so this meal didnt thrill me.

EGullet Chicago Heartland Gathering..... Randi 2008

Anyway, one of the traits of a supertaster is supposed to be a different way to process ingested chemicals, so that, among other things, coffee seems wretched.

Reader request Week 2007 #2: Coffee, or Lack Thereof « Whatever 2007