No no Fjlotsdale, it's called a wide pallette. Once you've tasted and enjoyed strong foods there's no going back. My Singaporean buddies when in Australia for a year said their tastebuds nearly died of boredom.
After eating much Singaporean food - but particularly Indian - I went back to my favourite Indian takaway in Sydney, ordered the dish that for the last 6 years has been my fav. Indian dish, and ate it.
It was bland.
I tasted it alright, same flavour I remembered, I just now had a new yardstick of comparison.
Re. The babies in the womb, wouldn't it have something to do with what the mother has eaten during pregnancy? The mothers I know who've had curry every so often, notice a distict change in the babys womb behaviour afterwards, yet there are cultures who'll eat nothing but. If the babies are born "used to" strong flavours, association and familiarity would be a simpler explaination.
Anyhow Epona is correct that it's made from yeast - the leftover yeast that falls to the bottom when making beer I believe.... sounds wholesome if true
Donut that thickshake would have to be TERRIBLE! YUK! Vegemite and milk just DO NOT GO! eeewwww. It's like having Salmon and anchovie icecream or beef curry on your cold cereal!
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