• @OCATMBBL
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    11 year ago

    It’s not exactly black pepper. It’s like mangoes and black pepper share a something, and that’s enough to remind me of black pepper, if that makes sense.

    This does mean I like it enough as an ingredient - for example, I would eat mango salsa.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Now I want to gather as many different mangoes as possible, pig out on them, and try to experience this for myself. So far I don’t think I know of anything with a taste I would associage with black pepper other than itself. Same with white. The red pepper variety that makes your mouth numb made me feel like I was almost reminded by something else, but I could never figure it out.

      I’m also kind of wondering if anyone has done much research on how taste works for different people or different animals. I remember the tastes being associated with different zones on the tongue being taught in school which turned out to be bullshit.