On Thu, 24 May 2012 09:20:18 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

>Thought this was interesting-- Now I'd like to see a comprehensive
>study asking about EVOO and some of the other like/dislike quirks we
>see frequently.
>http://gizmodo.com/5911387/is-cilantro-hating-genetic
>
>The actual study is written up in an 18 page pdf-
>http://www.flavourjournal.com/conten...4-7248-1-8.pdf
>
>Jim


I wanna know if the unavoidably unpleasant bitter flavor I experience
in brussels sprouts is genetic. Back in high school biology the
teacher passed out little strips of paler impregnated with a chemical
that genetically some could taste as bitter and some could not taste
at all. And genetically the "tasting" ability occured in a known
percentave of people in a population. An in our small sample size (the
class) our percentage of tasters was close to the known percentage!

I'm firmly convinced that some vegetables contain a similar nasty
flavor that only some can taste. For me and some others it's brussels
sprouts. For George HW Bush it was brocolli. I cannot taste anything
in broccoli that's the least bit unpleasant. Go figure!

John Kuthe...