The incidence of people requesting either lemon or lime and saying the other won't do squares with my expectation of super-taster genes…
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@St_Rev I understand that intuitively, but not viscerally, apparently. Or maybe I didn't get a big enough taste when I tried, blindfolded -
@blue_traveler There's a ton of variation; 'lemon' and 'lime' aren't very well-defined sets. -
@blue_traveler But, try to make key lime pie with lemon juice and see how that works out. Not the same at all. -
@St_Rev yeah, that's definitely true. I'd never claim that they're strictly indistinguishable -
@St_Rev but some people say "I'd like this Coke with lime, and lemon is no substitute," which makes me wonder -
@blue_traveler@St_Rev I'm one of those. :P -
@asherahresearch@St_Rev does it really taste differently? I think it could, but must be a very small number of people who can differentiate -
@blue_traveler It really does. I can also tell a key lime from a standard lime, and fresh from bottled.@St_Rev - 7 more replies
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