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Yes, although I like tea fine. But we're pretty sure that's why I react so negatively to the taste and smell of coffee and alcohol and several other flavors...certain cheeses, olives (except plain black), most bitter flavors, peppers (although my tolerance for peppers has increased over the years, thanks to being married to a pepper fanatic :). Spinach and other dark greens are often listed as problem foods for supertasters, but I don't have any trouble with them as long as they're not the only ingredient (with the exception of spinach, which I can eat without too much dressing up). They also say that supertasters tend to not like sweets or fats, and stay away from many green vegetables like brussel sprouts, and that's not true for me at all.

It's probably also why I tend to prefer saltiness more than most. Which seems counter intuitive, but from what I've read, supertasters tend to be drawn to salt flavors and saltiness because it helps block out bitterness. Bitter flavors are something supertasters "experience in Technicolor" and can make the difference between being able to enjoy a food or not.

There's a chemical taste test you can take to find out if you're a supertaster where they put a drop of some chemical on your tongue and if you're a supertaster, it'll be so bitter it'll make you want to gag (non-tasters can't taste anything and medium-tasters will taste a little bit of the bitterness). So I'm in no hurry to sign up for that. ;)