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The perception of taste is remarkably complex, not only on the tongue but in organs throughout the body.

The idea that specific tastes are confined to certain areas of the tongue is a myth that “persists in the collective consciousness despite decades of research debunking it.” Also wrong: the notion that taste is limited to the mouth.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra2304578

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Where else can you taste food? In your nose?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Dip your bare feet in a bowl of garlicy water and you'll taste it

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