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By Kim Chul-joong
July 24, 2021 08:18
The ability to taste and smell food starts to deteriorate gradually after the age of 50 as the inner walls of the nose become thinner and dry, while the nerve endings degenerate. This tends to make food taste more bitter, while subtle scents become tougher to detect.
Noses also get runnier as people age when stimulated by the scent of food, while the taste buds also become less sensitive.
When people turn 60, half the taste buds that detect salty flavors disappear, which is why food cooked by old women is famously salty.
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html...00400.html
July 24, 2021 08:18
The ability to taste and smell food starts to deteriorate gradually after the age of 50 as the inner walls of the nose become thinner and dry, while the nerve endings degenerate. This tends to make food taste more bitter, while subtle scents become tougher to detect.
Noses also get runnier as people age when stimulated by the scent of food, while the taste buds also become less sensitive.
When people turn 60, half the taste buds that detect salty flavors disappear, which is why food cooked by old women is famously salty.
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html...00400.html
