# What do women taste like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159 "2000-02-07T16:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/61 "2000-02-08T23:44:00Z")
OK Satan, it wasn’t nearly as graphic as most of Serlin’s posts. I dunno, maybe all of the horticultural imagery skeeved me out a little. Nectar, bees, petals, roses… Sounds like you want to till her divine, yielding soil with your stiff Garden Weasel. And could we _please_ move this to MPSIMS? This thread is making GQ stink like the Fulton Fish Market. * * * **Marge** : Your father is… resting. **Bart** : “Resting” hung over? “Resting” got fired? Help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/62 "2000-02-08T23:57:00Z")
> [@](#): > > And could we _please_ move this to MPSIMS? This thread is making GQ stink like the Fulton Fish Market. Are you kidding? Having spent my day keeping up with “Why does my shit not stink” and the eighteenth “Gee, those Jewish people sure are interesting. Do they really do this?” thread and yet another “Can you fix my stuff?” request, I’ll be damned if I’m going to let this one get away! Besides, I have high hopes that someone will pop in with an erudite, technically correct examination of the chemistry of female coital lubrication and the resultant reaction of taste receptors. ## That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. Livin’ on Tums, vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/63 "2000-02-09T16:02:00Z")
“Besides, I have high hopes that someone will pop in with an erudite, technically correct examination of the chemistry of female coital lubrication and the resultant reaction of taste receptors.” Can only say men & women have the same bacteria there [gives men that cheesy smell] & its only the environment that changes how it tastes. One is inside, one is outside. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/64 "2000-02-09T20:15:00Z")
“Cheesy smell”? I’ve never run into cheese that smelled like dick. The vaginal flora is much different than the flora on the penis. The internal environment of the vagina is completely different from the surface of the penis. If they were at all similar, I’d never leave my apartment. That, and the flora of Any Given Vagina changes based on pH, hormone levels and the age of the woman. The flora changes drastically between birth, prepubescence, adulthood and menopause. The bacterial flora on your johnson is much different. Especially if you’re putting Cheez-Whiz on it. * * * **Marge** : Your father is… resting. **Bart** : “Resting” hung over? “Resting” got fired? Help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/65 "2000-02-09T20:22:00Z")
I see that I am a Johnny-come-lately to this thread; but I still want to put in my $.02. I am one of those who relishes the flavor of my woman’s intimate parts. I find it very enjoyable to give her pleasure in this way. There is nothing off-putting that I have come across. I only have a sample size of 2, so maybe I’ve missed some of the unpleasant experiences that some others have described. My current girlfriend also doesn’t have a period (hysterectomy), so maybe that plays a part. Even so, my ex was always pleasant to the taste, though I could perceive subtle differences depending on the time of the month. I am also in agreement with those who don’t like the taste of soap. I would much rather she be in a natural state than rush off to the bathroom to scrub up before play. I _like_ the fact that she gets very juicy; it is just one of the ways I know that she enjoys how I turn her on. This knowledge is just as erotic and arousing for me as bodily friction. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/66 "2000-02-09T21:11:00Z")
Alphagene wrote: > [@](#): > > That, and the flora of Any Given Vagina changes based on pH, hormone levels and the age of the woman. I think _Any Given Vagina_ would be a great title for a porn movie. ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/67 "2000-02-09T21:23:00Z")
…or a band! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/68 "2000-02-10T19:11:00Z")
Heck, _anything_ can be the name of a band. Even “The Stinky Flaming Douchebags”. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/69 "2000-02-11T01:06:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Vestal Blue: > \*\*Isn’t it amazing how much they look like orchids? > > Yum!\*\* _That’s_ why my boyfriend loves to give me orchids! (I’ve received three orchid plants in two years thus far.) Neat! FWIW: My boyfriend has smelled/tasted unappealing only once. I didn’t say anything, and am thankful he has never mentioned when I am not appetizing. He doesn’t mind the hair, and I like to thrill him every now and then by shaving/waxing. Valentine’s Day is coming up…time to heat up the wax pot! Keep dispensing the descriptions, boys, yah got me curious _and_ horny. * * * Teaching: The ultimate birth control method. [Laura’s Stuff and Things](http://members.aol.com/lrconaway) ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/70 "2000-02-11T01:15:00Z")
Women taste GOOD! Just wanted to be poster # 69. 😃 Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/71 "2000-02-11T01:54:00Z")
It tastes different depending on timing and circumstances, but generally isn’t unpleasant. Sometimes it’s slightly metallic tasting, which is kind of weird, but nothing GROSS. Could someone explain to me why several people have claimed this thread has gotten them horny? Is it just the fact that it is about sex? Because I’ve seen nothing erotic here… * * * – “it’s all real” “I KNEW IT!!!” O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![JoeyBlades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JoeyBlades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyBlades)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/72 "2000-02-11T14:28:00Z")
OpalCat writes: > [@](#): > > Sometimes it’s slightly metallic tasting… I wondered how long it would take to get to some reference of metallic or copper taste… It took much longer than I expected… ---
**Author:** ![writefetus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9de053/32.png) [@writefetus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/writefetus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/73 "2000-02-11T16:05:00Z")
…like a delicious peachfish raised in a mushroom cave (props to Tom Robbins) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/74 "2000-02-11T17:02:00Z")
Ruffian, if you can find this old book, its called THE DINNER PARTY, you can see pictures of orchids, flowers, etc, representing famous vaginas. Really. The wife of my UCSD art teacher wrote it. That is the type of art she does, huge canvases of famous women vaginas that look just like flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/75 "2000-02-12T06:15:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by handy: > > **Ruffian, if you can find this old book, its called THE DINNER PARTY, you can see pictures of orchids, flowers, etc, representing famous vaginas. Really.** What differentiates a famous vagina from the run-of-the-mill variety? And are there infamous vaginas out there as well? * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![writefetus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9de053/32.png) [@writefetus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/writefetus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/76 "2000-02-11T19:20:00Z")
THE DINNER PARTY,was,if I remember,an instalation of ceramic dinner settings at a table,each setting representing (honored) a great icon of feminist history…really more of a multi media thing because it used ceramics but also included a table, and dining implements and so on…but honestly, the plates were decorated with ,well, vaginal images is really the best way to put it…created lots of bruhaha, she also has done a project called something like “the red flag” glorification of menses…woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Abner\_Normal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Abner\_Normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Normal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/77 "2000-02-12T01:10:00Z")
Y’all do realize what the metallic taste is don’t you? Urine. * * * “Tell me and I’ll forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I’ll understand.” - Old Chinese Proverb ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/78 "2000-02-12T03:00:00Z")
Actually, I would hazard a guess that any metallic taste would be due to trace (or more, depending) amounts of blood. Seeing as blood often has a metallic taste to it… * * * _SanibelMan_ - [My Homepage](http://members.macconnect.com/~jonkleinow/) “All right. Have it your own way. Road to hell paved with unbought stuffed dogs. Not my fault.” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/79 "2000-02-12T06:24:00Z")
Its reassuring to know that all the tasters on this thread have tastees without a trichomonas infection of the vagina. These one-celled organisms with 2 little flagella swimming their way thru the vagina produce an odor so bad that fish would be insulted if someone compared the tastees odor with that of fish. But ignorance is bliss, I guess. But ignorance is bliss, I guess. * * * ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159/80 "2000-02-12T16:40:00Z")
Or lobster. Well, anyone really wanting to be grossed out & read a true story about this lobster thing, here it is: [http://www.pacificgrove.com/wwwboard/lobster.txt](http://www.pacificgrove.com/wwwboard/lobster.txt) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/7159.md?page=5)