Is this true, without the sense of smell you can't taste?

Answer 1

Without your sense of smell, you can only taste the four basic flavors: salty; sweet; sour; and bitter. It is with your sense of smell that you taste all the wonderful things out there. Our sense of smell seems to have gotten wired together with our sense of taste to produce this unique experience. According to the Discovery Channel, our sense of taste is much more developed than most mammals, as is our perception of color.

Answer 2

Your taste buds only register sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. The sense of smell contributes greatly to our enjoyment of what we eat. That's why, when you have a cold or stopped up nose, you're not very hungry because you can't smell what you're eating. Consequently, it doesn't taste as good.

Answer 3

yes. You loose 60% of your taste when you cant smell. But not all of it. Thats what i learned in science last year.

Answer 4

True. That's why when you have a cold you can't taste. Try holding your nose and try to taste.
Did you know that professional wine tasters first sniff the aroma of the wine?

Answer 5

well, think about it this way...when you have a cold, doesn't your food taste a lot less appealing?

Answer 6

u can still taste but it's not as define.

Answer 7

yes, that is true