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Re:Why do men stupefy themselves? Leo Tolstoy on why we drin... by Aeolun on Friday June 30, 2023 @07:31AM (#36533097)
I think if something has a strong smell it by definition has a strong taste? Most of what you taste is the smell. If you close your nose a lot of food becomes quite tasteless.
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Re:Why do men stupefy themselves? Leo Tolstoy on why we drin... by tharkun__ on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:03AM (#36533388)
And yet coffee smells awesome but the taste is nothing like it. Not that it's tasteless but it's definitely very different.
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Re:Why do men stupefy themselves? Leo Tolstoy on why we drin... by mr_toad on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:27AM (#36533687)
Coffee contains many alkaloids (including caffeine), which are quite bitter but have little or no odour. Alcohol on the other hand has a very strong odour.
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