From age to COVID-19: New FONA Report reveals 10 variables that can affect how food tastes
FONA’s Katie Buss and Ashley Rakow highlight why food can even taste different for the same person depending on the day.
COVID-19 has put a spotlight on two senses most people used to take for granted: smell and taste. The two are interconnected, but as many people suffered from lingering losses or changes in smell and taste after having COVID-19, the pandemic also put a spotlight on something else: Most people don’t seem to know much about why we smell and taste foods the way we do.
FONA, an Illinois-based flavor company, recently released a report highlighting 10 variables that can affect how someone experiences the taste of food — and why even the same person can taste food differently on different days.