In the first of our multi-part series on the senses, Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at umami, Scoville Heat Units and the world’s hottest peppers, Burning Mouth Syndrome, supertasters, plus the effect of vision on taste and the weirdness that is phenylthiocarbamide!
Music: “If I Knew You Were Comin’ Id’ve Baked A Cake” by Eileen Barton

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In the first of our multi-part series on the senses, Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at umami, Scoville Heat Units and the world’s hottest peppers, Burning Mouth Syndrome, supertasters, plus the effect of vision on taste and the weirdness that is phenylthiocarbamide! Music: “If I Knew You Were Comin’ Id’ve Baked A Cake” by Eileen Barton Images

In the first of our multi-part series on the senses, Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at umami, Scoville Heat Units and the world’s hottest&nbsp;peppers, Burning Mouth Syndrome, supertasters, plus the effect of vision on taste and the weirdness that is phenylthiocarbamide!
Music:&nbsp;“If I Knew You Were Comin’ Id’ve Baked A Cake” by Eileen Barton

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