Mike Avery wrote:

> What an organism eats can affect its taste. For instance, French
> farmers force feed their geese special foods and herbs to make the goose
> liver taste better for making pate. American hunters prize boars that
> have been eating acorns. Many nursing mothers can attest that their
> babies can tell when mom's been eating food that's too spicy.

While I generally agree with your point, the last is a bit inaccurate.
I believe the study that was conducted involved garlic, not "too spicy"
since that measure is subjective. All babies are pretty much alike until
they become enculturated; if "too spicy" was a universal measure nursing
mothers in say, Thailand might have an issue.

B/