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The Nerve of Food

Get ready to embark on a journey of culinary exploration that will reveal the unsung hero of our taste experience, the trigeminal nerve. This often-overlooked fifth sense plays a profound role in our ...

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Taste Memories

I have frequently talked about “taste memories” in previous blog posts: How the taste or aroma of something brings back memories from long ago. They often take me to a place or event with loved ones ...

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