# Do Black People Taste Different Then White People? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454 "2011-07-18T15:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AwesomeCyberRobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AwesomeCyberRobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwesomeCyberRobot)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/1 "2011-07-18T15:29:15Z")
This is a Cannibalism question, I’m not trying to be racist. Do Black People Taste Different Then White People? -Samantha Pohlman ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/2 "2011-07-18T15:33:59Z")
If fed on the same diet, probably not. But I doubt that there have been any double blind studies on the matter. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/3 "2011-07-18T15:38:32Z")
As soon as I saw the thread title, I simul-thought 1) “new poster” and 2) “someone will already have posted a super-SDMB-style answer.” It’s fun being right sometimes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/4 "2011-07-18T16:00:23Z")
> [@AwesomeCyberRobot](#): > > This is a Cannibalism question, I’m not trying to be racist. > Do Black People Taste Different Then White People? > > -Samantha Pohlman Uh, Samantha, you could do this research yourself. 😉 (What? She said taste, not eat.) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/5 "2011-07-18T16:42:11Z")
“need answer fast”? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/6 "2011-07-18T16:46:47Z")
It is easier to tell when the white person is done. Plus you get those good grill marks. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/7 "2011-07-18T16:47:21Z")
Black people taste like coffee. That’s why they don’t drink it. It would be like drinking themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/8 "2011-07-18T16:59:17Z")
“It’s a cookbook!!!” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/9 "2011-07-18T17:03:49Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > “It’s a cookbook!!!” Someone watched the July 4th _Twilight Zone_ marathon! ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/10 "2011-07-18T17:07:05Z")
I can’t help you with your complete answer but I’m white and I taste with my tongue. If any Black Dopers want to help out and let us know what parts of their body that they use to taste things then we can establish, at least, a random sample. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/11 "2011-07-18T17:08:54Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > I can’t help you with your complete answer but I’m white and I taste with my tongue. > > If any Black Dopers want to help out and let us know what parts of their body that they use to taste things then we can establish, at least, a random sample. The OP clearly used the word “different”, not “differently”. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/12 "2011-07-18T17:20:05Z")
The white ones taste like coconut; the black ones taste like licorice. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/13 "2011-07-18T17:22:58Z")
I assumed this was a sex question. In a way, I’m relieved. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/14 "2011-07-18T17:23:18Z")
Well, there is a difference between white & dark meat, right? Right? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/15 "2011-07-18T17:24:07Z")
I heard Michael Jackson had a washed out, almost anemic taste. ---
**Author:** ![JoThrive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JoThrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoThrive)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/16 "2011-07-18T17:24:38Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > The white ones taste like coconut; the black ones taste like licorice. No, the white ones taste like mashed potatoes; the black ones taste like chocolate! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/17 "2011-07-18T17:25:14Z")
It depends on how much pineapple juice they’ve ingested. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/18 "2011-07-18T17:26:43Z")
I take the 5th. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/19 "2011-07-18T17:28:32Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > The white ones taste like coconut; the black ones taste like licorice. But almost everyone hates licorice. Can’t we at least be chocolate? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454/20 "2011-07-18T17:29:36Z")
When Jeffery Dahmer’s mother told him she didn’t like his black friends, Jeffery said, “then just eat the noodles mom.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454.md?page=2)