Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a sensitive bunch. Taste buds are clusters of tiny sensory cells. They detect ...

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes ​ ...

Your relentless sugar cravings might have a surprisingly simple solution hiding in the produce section – bitter foods that can literally rewire your taste preferences and reduce your desire for sweets ...

We’ve been programmed to crave sweet, salty, and fatty foods since childhood. Just think about it. What tastes dominated your favorite snacks growing up? Probably not bitterness. That sharp, sometimes ...

Some people swear they can taste the tiniest sprinkle of salt or sense when a recipe has one ingredient slightly out of balance. If any of that sounds familiar, you might have something surprising ...

The orange juice that many people like to drink with breakfast is naturally high in sugar. But it also contains citric acid, ...