Taste and Flavor Flashbacks with Jason and Paolo

Today’s issue contains extracts from the first six episodes where Jason and I discuss flavor and taste, as well as cultural differences between Italy, North America, and Japan. Among other topics, we touched on why as an Italian I would never try to put salt on pasta, whether eating spicy food can damage our taste buds, the reason why desserts tend to end the meal, why many people learn to appreciate "spoiled" foods like Gorgonzola and Natto, what exactly astringency is, and the path to appreciating subtle flavors. To wrap up the selection, I couldn’t help but include extracts from episode seven, a recording that took place right in the center of Milan on Jason’s impressions from visiting Italy for the first time.

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Taste and Flavor Flashbacks with Jason and Paolo is an episode from Thoughts on the Table by Paolo @ DisgracesOnTheMenu.

This episode is 36:44 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2022.

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