My understanding is that smell is a major factor in how food taste. So does smelling your food and becoming nose blind to the smell while cooking negatively impact how it tastes?
My understanding is that smell is a major factor in how food taste. So does smelling your food and becoming nose blind to the smell while cooking negatively impact how it tastes?
I have never experienced this as a problem. However one does learn to compensate for differences between the eating experience and the tasting-while-cooking experience.
For example, when it comes to heat (chili heat), I’m cautious, knowing that what is tolerable for a taste, may not be tolerable for a whole meal since the heat tends to build as you eat. I also adjust for my audience’s taste, for example if I think they can take less heat then I can, or like things less salty.
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