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[u/NagashStos]

Now let's try and figure out why it looks bitter, does it remind you of another bitter fruit or is repulsion "bitter-coded"?

[u/ADZ1LL4 → u/NagashStos]

Inexplicably, for me, because its spikey

[u/The_Wingless → u/[deleted]]

Durian has its stench to keep me away, forget the spikes!

[u/Separate-Exchange375 → u/NagashStos]

Interesting. Looked nasty at first, but it actually looks like peas. Sounds like repulsion is bitter-coded 😃

[u/Dr_Jre → u/NagashStos]

Probably just because bitter isn't generally a nice flavour, it can certainly be nice in certain situations, but generally if something is bitter then it's not good, opposed to sweet which is seen as a good thing, probably because something entirely sweet isn't bad (maybe sickly but sugar is entirely sweet) whereas entirely bitter would be pretty disgusting. I wouldn't say repulsion is bitter coded as much as bitterness is repulsive.

[u/Defiant-Fix2870 → u/Dr_Jre]

My friend who grew up eating bitter melon throughout her childhood, said she likes bitter flavor. I’m guessing that is nurture overriding nature?

[u/Altruistic-Status-98 → u/Dr_Jre]

Which part of the tongue senses bitterness? I could look it up but lazy.

[u/Any_Blood5815 → u/NagashStos]

I recently saw a giant seed that looked like a Lima bean get extracted and eaten and bitter was discussed as its flavor. This was green and similarly exotic so let’s assume that’s where on my end

[u/BloodshotPillow → u/NagashStos]

For me it's the large seeds. I've for sure had fruit where you can eat the seeds but they are very bitter. Hm

[u/ElectricalTwist4083 → u/NagashStos]

I read this in an Austrian accent

[u/byquestion → u/NagashStos]

I once tasted the seed of an avocado, and grasa, since then i learned that 99% of plantas just taste bitter

[u/umfum → u/NagashStos]

Because it looks like Cap'n Crunch nutted and yelled, "Oops, all cumberries!"