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minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OR6A2 It’s likely linked to OR6A2. I had a coworker who had this gene and TAS2R38, the one that makes people taste bitter stronger. We ended up on several multi-country business trips together every year. So we were eating all sorts of local cuisine. I always tried to sit where I could see her face during any meal. It was comedy gold at times.
minus-squaremetallic_z3r0@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoI have both, but I also have ADHD and prioritize the novel over the good. I find cilantro and bitter foods to be more interesting, and don’t mind them at all.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OR6A2
It’s likely linked to OR6A2.
I had a coworker who had this gene and TAS2R38, the one that makes people taste bitter stronger.
We ended up on several multi-country business trips together every year. So we were eating all sorts of local cuisine.
I always tried to sit where I could see her face during any meal. It was comedy gold at times.
I have both, but I also have ADHD and prioritize the novel over the good. I find cilantro and bitter foods to be more interesting, and don’t mind them at all.