Just sitting here, watching lotr and got texted by my aunt asking about my love for spicy stuff. Then I thought about my philosophy teacher and his love of IPAs of the highest IBUs. Like these are chemicals nature specifically designed is to be adverse to. Yet there is a not insignificant number of us that choose to indulge in them.
People seem to love grapefruit. I can’t stand it; that bitterness tastes like vomit.
I love coffee, but despite the bitterness, not because of it. I go to lengths to brew coffee with minimum bitterness, and then usually add milk just to flatten out the remaining bitterness. I can’t tell it I just have oversensitive bitterness receptors, or what, but your comment about high IBU IPAs struck home. Can’t stand those beers, myself.
Grape fruit is a legit concern for me. It actually can nullify some medications effects.