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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I realize I'm a special case, but my nose is essentially non-functionalβ€”I don't smell food. While my sense of taste is more sensitive than your average person, I suspect I still miss out on some kinds of flavour. I believe my impairment is why I am drawn towards strong tastes like cheeses or, indeed, extremely spicy food. They're the "only" flavours that I really experience strongly.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Cases like yours are unfortunate and I understand and respect those. I'm a fan of spice myself. Just not to the point it hurts me. I put spice in food to enhance flavours, not to cover it with a dose of pain.

    If you can find it, try portuguese goat cheese or Azores cheese, long cure. Very flavourful but incredibly intense.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Ha! Never thought of that!
    I'm very sensitive with smells, while my wife isn't.
    Although I do like spicy food, I still want to be able to taste anything else than hot pain.

    My wife though enjoys chilli chips, where I couldn't even stomach one of them.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    my dad says this same thing but like, capsaicin isn't flavourful, it just hurts?

    you can get peppers with loads of flavour and very little capsaicin

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    It's about the experience for me. I'm not sure how to explain it because it's all subjective. Spice doesn't really hurt me because I have a high tolerance, but it makes me feel... something? Perhaps it's just like when other people eat a bit of wasabi? (I know that wasabi and peppers don't work the same, but it still gives people that "pain" or maybe "kick".)

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