![]() ![]() Our sense of taste depends upon more than just the number of taste buds, though. Those who have a low papillae density are called "subtasters," and they're the people who tend to like spicy food and hot sauce on everything. People with many papillae are known as "supertasters." They can find flavors overwhelming and often prefer foods that are mild rather than spicy. The number of bumps on our tongues (called papillae) that contain taste buds varies from one person to the next. First, we're not all created equally when it comes to taste buds. Scientists who have studied foods and our sense of taste have identified a variety of factors that lead to our likes and dislikes when it comes to foods. What drives these differences in our tastes? Other foods, like broccoli and spinach, seem to be an acquired taste that relatively few people have acquired. Some foods, such as ice cream and pizza, seem to appeal to most, if not all, people. In fact, if there are five people at your table, there are probably five different meals ordered. If you've ever been out to eat at a restaurant with your family, you've probably noticed that everyone doesn't usually order the same meal. In fact, their conversation made us start WONDERing about the foods we eat. We were puzzled by the rabbits' conversation, since we had always assumed that all rabbits loved carrots. Rabbit 2: Let's do it! Maybe we can trade all these carrots for some French fries! Rabbit 1: Mmm…a cheeseburger does sound good right now. Rabbit 2: Me, too! They bring sandwiches, hot dogs, cookies, and chips on picnics, but do they ever share any of that food? No way! I'd do a backflip for a cheeseburger right now. ![]() Rabbit 1: Eww! Why do they do that? I hate carrots! Every time the humans see me, they throw carrots at me. Rabbit 1: Hey Roger! What's up with all these carrots? ![]() Just the other day we were walking past the Wonderopolis gardens when we overheard an interesting conversation between a couple of rabbits: ![]()
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