Super Taster

I’m surrounded by amazing people. My friend Angie is a biochemist. She teaches Biology and Chemistry at a local high school and she was teaching a lesson about genetics using a Punnett square that I found fascinating. Did you know our genetics determine far more than our eye color and hair color? Turns out some people’s ability to taste is more defined than others. Angie handed me a piece of what looked like “litmus paper” and said, “see if you can taste this.” I put this piece of paper in my mouth and immediately had to take it out. It was sour! Turns out….I’m a SUPER-TASTER! Which makes complete sense to me….because I love to figure out the ingredients in recipes that I try at restaurants. I love to recreate those great tasting recipes…..and I love to figure out what a recipe is missing when I am creating new things in my kitchen. Maybe I should add SUPER-TASTER to my resume?