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The taste of food is a mixture of both taste and smell. As you eat, tiny food particles drift up into the nasal passages from the back of the mouth.

The smell of the food contributes to the simple tastes detected by the tongue. This explains why food tastes odd when the nasal organs are inflamed or covered by thick mucus when you have a heavy cold - the sense of smell is temporarily smothered.

When you eat very spicy foods, such as curry or chilli, mild pain also forms a part of the char read more...

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