Question

We tend to lose the sense of taste after having food that is piping hot.

Conclusions :
I- Heat can interfere with flavour.
II- Pain masks our sense of taste.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Both I and II follow

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both I and II follow

Piping hot food may smell delicious since, it is freshly prepared but the heat burns the tongue. This erodes the taste buds. The sensation of pain will mask the sense of taste and flavour. Also, the eroded taste buds take around 1-2 weeks to regenerate. Due to which signals cannot be sent to the brain to sense the taste.