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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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Where else can you taste food? In your nose?

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

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

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