Unhealthy Curiosity

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How Does Your Tongue Know What Things Taste Like?

How Does Your Tongue Know What Things Taste Like?12 ago20 min

<p>How can the hunk of meat in your mouth ‘know’ what the food smeared over it tastes like? This episode explores what actually makes something sweet, sour, salty, bitter or umami, and what maggot-infested cheese, antifreeze and a poisoned Roman emperor have to do with it.</p>