Hot dogs, chili, coconut water, and more —here are the products that topped our most popular taste tests of 2025.

Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a ...

This year, researchers took a bite out of culinary innovation. Check out some of our favorite food-related stories from 2025.

Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick.

Why are gourmets seemingly able to detect subtle nuances in taste that others miss? Researchers at Tohoku University have ...

Does your mouth taste like you’ve been munching on old coins? There’s a medical name for that: dysgeusia, a condition that can make your mouth taste metallic, salty, or rancid. When you think about ...

In evolutionary terms, the chemical senses — taste and smell — are the oldest. They're important because they help indicate whether something is good to eat or whether it's bad for you. Sweet things ...

Once upon a time, you’d battle it out with you mom over eating your veggies. Broccoli? No thanks. Tomatoes? Hard pass. But fast-forward to today, and that face ...

Recently, there has been an increase in people losing their taste as a side effect of COVID-19. In fact, it’s the fourth most commonly reported side effect, with approximately 20–30% of COVID-19 cases ...

Shoppers say these seven frozen pizzas taste just like fresh-baked pies.

There are lots of reasons you may have a lingering metallic taste in your mouth, from medication to poor tooth brushing habits. Once you figure out why it's happening, there are often easy steps you ...

When your taste buds are way above the clouds, your normal sense of taste goes right out of the aeroplane’s window. Katia Moskvitch investigates why this happens, and how airlines are trying to find ...