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IS IT TRUE THAT AN APPLE, POTATO, AND ONION ALL TASTE THE SAME IF YOUR NOSE IS PLUGGED??? AND IF IT IS TRUE WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE???

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It is frequently quoted that upwards of 80% of our taste is made up by smell. So if you plug your nose and cover your eyes, the taste between an apple and onion should be indistinguishable.

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Yeah it's true... I used to plug my nose when we had broccoli for dinner.

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