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jameshart on Sept 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why don’t Americans eat mutton?

As people age, their sense of taste literally weakens. Stuff actually does start to taste more bland once you get past 50.

So you can’t really trust grandma when she tells you food used to taste better back in the old days.

kelipso on Sept 27, 2023 [–]

Nah, try home grown vegetables vs supermarket vegetables. There's a clear lack of flavor across many of the supermarket vegetables.

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