Submitted 3 weeks ago by YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
Just sitting here, watching lotr and got texted by my aunt asking about my love for spicy stuff. Then I thought about my philosophy teacher and his love of IPAs of the highest IBUs. Like these are chemicals nature specifically designed is to be adverse to. Yet there is a not insignificant number of us that choose to indulge in them.
So long as it’s not poisonous
People seem to love grapefruit. I can’t stand it; that bitterness tastes like vomit.
I love coffee, but despite the bitterness, not because of it. I go to lengths to brew coffee with minimum bitterness, and then usually add milk just to flatten out the remaining bitterness. I can’t tell it I just have oversensitive bitterness receptors, or what, but your comment about high IBU IPAs struck home. Can’t stand those beers, myself.
Grape fruit is a legit concern for me. It actually can nullify some medications effects.
Arkouda@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
The crazy thing is even when it is poisonous there is an audience for any taste. People are strange, and I don’t think we ever advanced from the stage of infancy where we explore the world with our mouths. lol
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
The existence of Coyote Peterson proves your point.
davidgro@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ethanol is poisonous and carcinogenic and extremely popular. Burned nicotine also of course.