newscientist.com — New research suggests that Africans have more sensitive palettes than Europeans and Asians – at least for bitter tastes. A survey of numerous African populations in Kenya and Cameroon found a striking amount of diversity in a gene responsible for sensing bitter tastes.
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diggfmJan 3, 2009
I've heard that black guys don't like to eat p****y. I wonder if it has to do with heightened taste sensitivities.
toowired77Jan 3, 2009
Its good to be underestimated.
kd1sJan 3, 2009
I'm of European and Native American descent. That said, I love the bitter stuff and can tell the difference between Broccoli, Broccoli Rabe, Brussel Sprouts and all those other bitters. A large part of that European side is southern Italian and we all know how close southern Italy is to Africa.
judicarJan 5, 2009
I think spinners and gold-leaf paint shoot down this theory quite easily.
milobennettJan 13, 2009
who did the research? Nazis? They run faster too - Racist.