On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 14:52:16 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:

There are several common foods where genetics determine if you can taste
them. I find avocados flavorless green crayons. I don't mind them I
just don't get the point why folks bother eating something flavorless.
My wife loves them. The answer to my puzzlement is those folks don't
find them flavorless. I think asparagus is delicious and the smell is
extremely obvious in my urine within an hour of eating them. I know
folks who think asparagus is nearly flavorless and they can't smell it
later.

I have the "asparagus gene"too. To me it has a rich flavor and when
I eat asparagus it makes my urine smell very strong. People used to
tell me I was crazy when I'd mention it, and it was only a few years
ago that I found out it was genetic and that only a certain % of the
population has it.
---
Peter