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Opisek@lemmy.world âš4â© âšweeksâ© agoI realize Iâm a special case, but my nose is essentially non-functionalâI donât smell food. While my sense of taste is more sensitive than your average person, I suspect I still miss out on some kinds of flavour. I believe my impairment is why I am drawn towards strong tastes like cheeses or, indeed, extremely spicy food. Theyâre the âonlyâ flavours that I really experience strongly.
Ha! Never thought of that!
Iâm very sensitive with smells, while my wife isnât.
Although I do like spicy food, I still want to be able to taste anything else than hot pain.
My wife though enjoys chilli chips, where I couldnât even stomach one of them.
my dad says this same thing but like, capsaicin isnât flavourful, it just hurts?
you can get peppers with loads of flavour and very little capsaicin
Itâs about the experience for me. Iâm not sure how to explain it because itâs all subjective. Spice doesnât really hurt me because I have a high tolerance, but it makes me feel⊠something? Perhaps itâs just like when other people eat a bit of wasabi?
qyron@sopuli.xyz âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
Cases like yours are unfortunate and I understand and respect those. Iâm a fan of spice myself. Just not to the point it hurts me. I put spice in food to enhance flavours, not to cover it with a dose of pain.
If you can find it, try portuguese goat cheese or Azores cheese, long cure. Very flavourful but incredibly intense.