# Taste like it smells?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-like-it-smells/23651>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2000, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-like-it-smells/23651 "2000-06-27T00:43:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-like-it-smells/23651/1 "2000-06-27T00:43:50Z")

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I know that taste and smell are closely related - and so this question comes to mind. How come I can walk into a kitchen with 10 different things cooking and it all smells good in one whiff but would all taste bad in one mouthful? Can I somehow separate the spaghetti sauce and baking apple pie with my nose but not with my tastebuds? How come the smell isn’t bad, too?

JunrGatr

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-like-it-smells/23651/2 "2000-06-27T03:25:26Z")

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Have you ever tried pouring spaghetti sauce over apple pie? It’s certainly a different taste, but quite pleasent none the less