Have you eaten Brussels sprouts by choice?
Did you know that it takes an average 22 years before we can appreciate "grown-up" foods such as spinach, oysters and certain kinds of cheese?
A survey, carried out by popcorn makers Butterkist, found that it is not until our early twenties that we are able to enjoy more complex flavors, though most adults will still find there are at least two foods they will never get along with.
Our five basic tastes are sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savory, while many flavors can come across as overbearing until our palates mature. The change in tastebuds may be due to biology; babies are born with around 30,000 taste buds, but by the time of adulthood only a third will remain, allowing adults to enjoy more pungent foods.
So, if you have eaten many of these foods in this quiz, without anyone forcing you to, then congratulations, you are officially a grown-up, or at least, you have a mature palate. Have a go at this and see if you have tried the majority of them willingly, and see how much of an adult you really are.
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- 🌮 If You’d Try 21/29 of These Street Foods, You’re Definitely an Adventurous Eater
- Only a Truly Cool Person Will Have Eaten at Least 13/25 of These Foods
- 🍔 If You’ve Eaten 15/20 of These Foods, You’re Definitely American
- 🥖 Can We Guess Your Age Based on Whether You’ve Tried These Breads?
- 🍤 Can We Guess Your Age and Gender Based on the Seafood Dishes You’ve Eaten?
- 🍮 Don’t Call Yourself a Dessert Expert If You Haven’t Tried 17/33 of These Foods from Around the World
- 🍰 We’re Pretty Sure We Know Your Birth Month Based on the Cakes You’ve Eaten
- 🍰 Only a Baked Good Connoisseur Will Have Eaten at Least 20/39 of These Foods
- Can We Guess Your Age Based on Whether You’ve Tried These Foods?
- 🌈 I Know Your Age by the Number of Trendy Foods You’ve Tried
- 🌶 Only a Person Who Can Handle the Heat Will Have Eaten 13/25 of These Spicy Foods
- This Is Sorta Weird, But We Can Guess Your Age Based on the Things You Have in Your Fridge
- 🥗 How Many of These Healthy Food Trends Have You Tried?
- 🥞 Sorry, Only Real Foodies Have Eaten at Least 17/24 of These Delicious Brunch Foods
- These Are the 🥑 Healthiest Foods in the Human Diet, According to AI. 🍄 How Many Have You Been Eating?
- 🥔 If You’ve Eaten 20/28 of These Foods, You’re a Real Potato Lover
- 🍍 You Haven’t Really Lived Unless You’ve Tried at Least 12 of These Tropical Fruits
- 🍟 If You’ve Eaten 14/22 of These Foods in the Past Month, Then You’re Probably a Fussy Eater
- You Must Be Aged Over 50 If You Have Eaten 18/25 of These Forgotten Classic Dishes
- 🍮 Only a Person Older Than 60 Will Have Eaten at Least 13/25 of These Forgotten Desserts
- 🧇 Only People That REALLY Love Breakfast Will Have Eaten 25/30 of These Foods
- If You’ve Eaten 13/25 of These Foods, You’re Definitely Old-Fashioned
- 🍦 If You’ve Tried 15/24 of These Flavors, You’re a True Ice Cream Fan
- 🍗 You’re Only a True Chicken Lover If You’ve Eaten at Least 21/30 of These Foods
- 🍖 Can We Guess Your Age and Gender Based on the Meats You’ve Eaten?
- 🧀 If You’ve Eaten 14/27 of These Foods, You’re a Cheese Addict
- 🥜 If You’ve Eaten 12/18 of These, You’re Nuts About Nuts
- Sorry, But You’re a Picky Eater If You’ve Eaten 17/22 of These Foods
- 🥐 If You’ve Eaten 24/30 of These Breakfast Foods, You’re Most Definitely a Foodie
- 🥔 Can We Guess Your Generation Based on the Different Ways You’ve Eaten Potatoes?
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