Shownotes
Have you noticed that something you find absolutely delicious might taste disgusting to someone else? Well nine-year-old Leo from Wigan in the UK wanted to know why that is – and why our taste for certain foods changes?
Leo joined our host Eloise to put his question to taste researcher Linda Bartoshuk from George Washington University. If you'd like to join in with the experiment in this episode, make sure you have packet of jelly beans or jelly babies to hand!
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