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Taste bud for fatty food?
Scientists have found that the tongue has taste receptors for fat, which might explain why we like fried foods.
Conventionally, experts have thought that the tongue detects five tastes – sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami taste for protein rich foods.
But tests on rodents showed a receptor on the tongue tastes fat – it is not known if it is the same for humans.
Source: BBC News
This is an interesting find. I’ve always been wondering, why do we, humans like eating foods which are bad for our health such as fatty foods. Could this be the possible answer? Fish and chips, fried chicken, fried sausages….when you hear the names of such food, you’re salivating, aren’t you?
However, this study is still not conclusive, as it has only been tested on rodents. Bear in mind though, that rodents don’t differ much from human beings in terms of their genetic constituent.
no wonder i can’t ever stay away from fried food. =(