How is it that one person can think a food tastes great while another thinks the same food is inedible?

Question

And is there a way to change this? For instance, I really don't like tomatoes. People tell me tomatoes are wonderful, but every time I try one, I feel instant disgust. Will I ever be able to eat tomatoes and enjoy them?

Answer 1

Because people's taste buds react differently to flavours, and there is no way that you can change that. It is all a matter of personal taste.

Answer 2

Because we're not all the same.  

Answer 3

if you dont like it you dont like it....i hate tomatoes too.....yuck I think some of the time people dont like certain things because they either arnt accustomed to them or they are just different. Maybe you have had too many tomatoes when you were young or maybe when you were in utero. my friend who's aunt is from england showd her how to make a shepards pie. I had never had it but had heard of it and eaten similiar things. But i had it in my head that since it wasnt a southern dish that i wasnt going to like it. And i did not care for it..lol so i guess is hard to tell the real answer to your question...just be glad you dont have to eat those nasty things!!!

Answer 4

Personal preference I guess. Not everyone finds the same music appealing but everyone hears the same exact music. Everyone is different, its just as easy as that

Answer 5

Truthfully, that all depends on the person.  They say that a person's tastes change every seven years or so, so something you may not have liked when you were younger may appeal to you now.  But not always.  :)  For instance, when I was a kid...I HATED spinach & tomatoes...but I love them both now.  On the flip side of that, I never liked lima beans, liver, j-ello or ketchup...and I am POSITIVE that will never change!  *L*

Answer 6

Because God has made all unique and different.  Just think how boring it would be if we all liked the same things.