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28 November - "I Have a Bad Palate" is a Lie | How to Train Your Brain to Taste Better

28 November - "I Have a Bad Palate" is a Lie | How to Train Your Brain to Taste Better

Update: 2025-11-28
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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products.

"I have a terrible palate. I can't taste anything properly."

I hear this all the time from food and drink brands, and honestly? It's complete rubbish. You absolutely CAN learn how to taste better and if you're running a food or drink business, you need to.


Whether you're developing plant-based products, launching functional foods, or trying to improve your flavour profile, knowing how to properly taste and describe what's in front of you is essential. And it's a skill your whole team can learn.


I've been there, working with brands who felt intimidated by tasting sessions or didn't know how to articulate what they were experiencing. But once they understood how their brain actually works, everything changed.


In this episode, I'll cover:

  • Why your brain isn't naturally designed to describe flavours precisely
  • The truth about "super tasters"
  • How to create a respectful tasting culture in your team
  • What flavour lexicons are and how they work (I create bespoke ones for my clients!)
  • Using memories and emotions to remember flavours faster
  • The mindfulness practice that transforms your palate over time
  • Why "I like it" and "I hate it" are useless comments in product development

Stop saying you have a bad palate. Start training your brain instead.

💌 Want to dive deeper?

Read the full ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript of this episode here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠


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If you want to design food or drink products that taste perfect for your consumers, hit those repeat purchases, and see your sales go through the roof — there’s no luck or miracle involved. You need a flavour strategy.

 

👋 Hi, I am Manon Galizzi, a food scientist and flavour expert with over 10 years in the food industry.

In each episode, I share what I’ve learned from helping food and drink brands create new products from scratch, choose the right flavour direction, or fix products that just aren’t performing.

Because flavour isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s the number one reason people buy.

 

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28 November - "I Have a Bad Palate" is a Lie | How to Train Your Brain to Taste Better

28 November - "I Have a Bad Palate" is a Lie | How to Train Your Brain to Taste Better

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