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Are humans conditioned to like "spoiled" food?

Asked by JaneraSolomon (1163points) February 2nd, 2012

So many favorite foods are fermented… what some would call spoiled. These include bread, beer, wine, chocolate, cheese, black tea, soy sauce, kim chee. That got me to wondering if we like soda because its CO2 bubbles resemble the bubbles that come with bacterial fermentation. But why would we be driven to eat “spoiled” food?

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