Post #722397 by TikiTacky on Sun, Jul 13, 2014 11:53 AM

People seem to forget that taste is incredibly individual, and is largely determined by genes. There are "super taster" test strips you can order online from places like Amazon that you can use with your friends to show how varied it can be. To a super taster, the strips taste unbearably bitter. Normal tasters think it's bitter, but manageable. Non-tasters won't taste anything but paper. Then there's the super smellers, who will get nuances from food and drink that others don't. People who dislike cilantro tend to be super smellers—they get a component from the cilantro that is often described as "soapy."

With so much variation, it's no surprise that there's so much disagreement about what tastes "the best."