The Inheritance of Taste Buds and Culinary Skills

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Re: The Inheritance of Taste Buds and Culinary Skills

@redvelvet

Ok that is interesting. I’ve never thought of that until u mentioned it. I’ve come across people who don’t like Chinese food and Mexican food. I love the former, not a fan of the latter. But I’ve also never come across anyone who does not like some type of pizza or pasta.

Not sure why that is. Pizza is made with a bread base. Bread is a comfort food that features in practically every cuisine. We’d be hard pressed to find a soul that doesn’t like some type of bread or the other unless they’re allergic. Tomatoes are another ingredient that are found in every cuisine. In our own Desi one, they go into almost every salan. Cheese…various types…found in every cuisine. Pasta, too, has its variants across the board. So, if we look at the ingredients…they are common…so maybe that’s partly a reason?

In terms of textures, I feel that most people gravitate toward the soft textures of bread, pasta and melted cheese. They’re very comforting. That could be another reason.

Then you have the seasonings…oregano, basil..rosemary…thyme…I know we use basil in Desi cuisine…but jot so much the others. So, that leads back to your question …are Italian seasonings universally acceptable to our tastebuds? Cuz I have come across folks who do not like Desi spices or Chinese seasonings. I wonder if there’s any research in that. Never seen it on the Food Network.

I have another theory if you may. If you observe kids, you will find that they like the most basic form of Pasta (my daughters love pasta and butter, no sauce, nothing else), and basic form of Pizza (cheese pizza for most of the part). In fact when I first had Pizza and Pasta in USA, I could not even taste salt in it (the dough does have salt but very minimal quantity), and it surprised me as a Pakistani that a food could taste good without salt. I think that its not the seasoning/spices, but the lack of it that makes Italian food appealing to the kids.

@Hmmna

I dnt like pizza but love pasta. I have cousins who dislike pasta too, I call them craazy

Of course my theory is not a universal theory. It was just an observation.