Why does mint taste cold?
Our tongue is actually a muscle which consists of many taste receptors.
When foods having flavors such as sweet, salty, sour, bitter, etc. come in contact with these taste receptors and activate them, they send signals to the brain, telling us their taste.
However, when we eat mint, it feels or tastes cold. This is because mint contains a compound called menthol. Hence, these receptors send messages to our brain signaling cold.
Menthol does not activate the taste receptors, but instead, it activates the cold sensing receptors in our tongue.
As a result, the brain thinks that something cold is present in our mouth, fooling your brain, and making it think that you are eating cold stuff like ice cream. Thus making mint taste cold.
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I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
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