Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a sensitive bunch. Taste buds are clusters of tiny sensory cells. They detect ...

Monique Todorovski, a clinical administrator, shares her experience of lexical-gustatory synaesthesia Read more in the way I feel series When I met my husband and found out his name was Philip, I felt ...

If you’re a cook, you know that seasoning well and often is key to making food taste great. But if you immediately reach for salt and butter whenever you’re building flavor, you might find it ...

Hyperosmia is when you have an intense sensitivity to smells. It’s relatively rare and hard to diagnose. You can have it all the time or just sometimes. It may be linked to your genetics, hormone ...