Interesting Question..

[Hanurr]

I was wondering what you guys thought about this:
Does food taste the same to everyone, or does it taste different according to whether they like it or not?
If you don't understand what I mean, post and I'll explain it more fully.

[nvrspk4]

Food doesnt necessarily taste the same to all people, as some people have different taste buds and like different tastes (ex-sweet, sour etc.) so some people taste it slightly differently as it seems replulsive to them, just like some people like the putrid odor of spinach while I despise it :p

[AngJum]

Taste buds doode.. -Looks in Homec booklet-

[-JT-]

no! If we food did taste the same to us all, we would like the ame foods.

[Mentor]

I agree with <jamies>
athogh it may not be the food that tastes diffrent simply are perseption of what that food tastes like.

Its lik considering, how do you know the colour you see as green isnt the colour someone else calles red? you would both think that the thing is same colour as you has been broght up to think it was, even thogh it may actaly be a diffrnt colour that you perseave?

[Jacko2kn3]

no! If we food did taste the same to us all, we would like the ame foods.

I think food does taste the same, but our taste buds are different, and react to different tastes differently.

[Max]

I think...

Every food has a taste. Unique taste belong to every food.
The fact you like a food is about if you like the taste or not.
Its more about you, not your taste buds.
I think the fact you like a food is not because your taste buds differ from someone else. Its about if you like the taste.
What I mean is we all taste the taste of spinach, but some of us like that taste and some dont.

Edit:
I wrote 9x taste...

[GommeInc]

I think food tastes the same to everyone but our different tastes buds reacts to the different chemicals and vitamins in food.

E.g. Sweeteners maybe ok for people who can with stand ex sweet food. etc

[Jacko2kn3]

I think food tastes the same to everyone but our different tastes buds reacts to the different chemicals and vitamins in food.

E.g. Sweeteners maybe ok for people who can with stand ex sweet food. etc

Exactly what I think :)

[Luayminator]

YES IT DOESS. but different people like different things. FOOD IS A MATTER OF PERSEPTION

[-JT-]

I agree with <jamies>
athogh it may not be the food that tastes diffrent simply are perseption of what that food tastes like.

Its lik considering, how do you know the colour you see as green isnt the colour someone else calles red? you would both think that the thing is same colour as you has been broght up to think it was, even thogh it may actaly be a diffrnt colour that you perseave?

I was having an argument about that today! lol

[xJoeYx]

To a certain extent food would taste the same, but it will have some variation depending on how strong peoples tastes buds are..

As for that really annoying question about colours "how do you know if the red car you see isnt green in someone elses mind?" its such a difficult question to try and answer because it just wouldnt make sense as its so hard to explain.. well.. i think the colours are the same in everyones eyes, unless they suffer from colour blindnes, what would happen if we mix the colours together? more colours are made - this may well go light and dark, face it - we can all tell light and dark apart.

Im sorry if it doesnt make much sense, i dont want to ponder on this question to much or i will undoubtly go insane(r) trying to think of an answer, its probably rhetorical.. great.

[MYKE!]

I think its the same for everyone. I would say, "doesnt this ice cream taste like ice cream" they would say "yes of couse, my good man. It does indeed taste like
WAIT A SEC
That wont work will it. i'm confused.
I think its the same for everyone its just a matter if u like it or not. Not everyone prefers things that others dont i just think erm
i'm confused again. I'll just shut up :(

[Concentric]

There is actually no way of proving that foods taste the same to different people. It may seem that way because everyone says "Oh that tastes sour", but you only think that too because other people have taught yout that that taste is called Sour. You can't feel what other people are tasting, you can only go on what they say, so infact you cannot prove they "taste" the same.

[-JT-]

YES IT DOESS. but different people like different things. FOOD IS A MATTER OF PERSEPTION

not true. Percetion is a neurological processes by which such recognition and interpretation are effected. This means that food recognised therefor we dont like it? That is not the case at-all. We all know what it is, the way we taste it is just different from *** someoneelse tastes it!

[Mentor]

But you can persive teh same things in differnt ways,
if chicken always tastes like chicken to everyone.
Someone may rect to teh chicken, and not like it, while another would react to the same thing and like it.
But then again, how do you know chicken doesnt taste like smarties to someone else, wich is why they like it, and smarties to them taste like something else.
So the same array of tastes may be being applyed to the differnt things by differnt people.

[MYKE!]

Not the first time i've seen arguments over food. :eusa_doh:

[Luayminator]

Its a stupid thing to argue about.

[Mentor]

i have to much free time.

Anyway i think food tastes the same to everyone, its just that we persive that taste differently from person to person.

[Ciaran]

Noooo no no no no

Food tastes the same because no matter who eats it, its made up of the same things, its the persons tastes that makes you decide if you like it or not and if you have a friend who hates a food you like there is a chance they like something you hate

[Concentric]

Its a stupid thing to argue about.
We are not arguing, there's a difference between arguing and discussing.