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Dubanx t1_j9tst9o wrote

Reply to comment by Zchwns in Why is urine yellow? by nateblackmt

No problem. It's not just limited to asparagus pee too. Taste & Smell are exceptional in how much they vary from one person to another. A famous example is "phenylthiocarbamide". One person spilt some in a lab setting and was confused as to why everyone around him was talking about the smell.

Another example is how certain vegetables, such as spinach, taste terribly bitter to some people and perfectly fine to others. A common trope is a mother screaming at her son/daughter to eat their veggies while the dad sits quietly because he also hates spinach.

Mom lacks the genes which make them taste bad while the children and dad do. The kids aren't just being picky, they literally taste significantly differently between mother and child.

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BizzarduousTask t1_j9tuhf1 wrote

And cilantro! For a not-insignificant number of people it tastes like soap!

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Elegyjay t1_j9ublnv wrote

And broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts... the very smell of them cooking makes me gag and I have tried to eat them but can't keep them down.

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