To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] which fruits taste best? ?supertasters?
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:39:09 -0500
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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Mathew Waehner
> I've read that broccoli is a test for supertasters. Some people find raw
> broccoli to be sweet and mild.
> Average people find raw broccoli somewhat bitter, but don't detect any
> bitterness in cooked broccoli.
> Supertasters find any form of broccoli bitter.
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I find that broccoli from different plants, depending on
ripeness/overripeness, can taste sweet or bitter, tasted in succession. It
is a function of the variety and maturity of the broccoli, not my tastebuds.
How does this differ from what a "supertaster" might discerne?