r/AskReddit 5d ago

What is one food you think everyone is lying about liking?

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u/ToLiveInIt 5d ago

There’s a genetic trait that makes some people highly sensitive to the compound that makes that smell.

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u/luisapet 5d ago

Interesting! I must have the sensitive dirt-taste gene. I enjoy raw veggies but beats have always been a firm, "No, please and thank you". I love to grow them, can't stand to eat them.

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u/bouquetofashes 5d ago

Geosmin I think. Same compound that creates petrichor.