gloria.p wrote:

> On 7/11/2011 7:52 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> >On Jul 11, 9:46 pm, Mark > wrote:
> > > ...
> > > I am wondering about how taste changes when people
> > > get old. Does taste diminish, so should I compensate
> > > by making food spicier? Or, should I make food more
> > > bland?
> >
> > Sense of smell and taste tends to diminish as we get older, so don't
> > hold back on the spices.
>
> On the other hand, many older people were raised on bland, non-ethnic
> foods and some consider salt, pepper, and a hint of garlic or onion
> to be SPICY!

And some were raised on bland ethnic foods.

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