Now that your taste buds are back, what tastes even better? What doesn't live up to what you remember?

[CabinetGuyScott]

I started smoking at 13, and so more or less grew up with stunted tastebuds.

And I love to eat!

I swear, even after 3 months, most meals I have one of those "this tastes GREAT" moments (even when it's not Frosted Flakes )

For example, I grabbed a couple of house-brand vanilla sugar wafers this morning and as I was enjoying washing those down with coffee, it was like wow! I love these things.

And Hostess products!

And Hot Dogs!

and and and...

How about you... what's even better, and on the other side of the ledger, what's not living up to your memories

 

[Bigflyrodder]

Last night took the kids to my favorite Chinese place and the food blew my mind! I'd swear it was the best I'd ever had in my life.

 

[zeroclue]

When I was a kid I hated butter, margarine was even worse. I had dry toast and sandwiches without, no matter what was in the sandwich or how little butter was used, It was all I could taste and it was disgusting.

Then one day when I was 13yrs old my dad was making crumpets, I tried one with butter and it was so nice, dad didn't have crumpets that day!

Had buttered toast then started having butter on all my sandwiches and they were so much nicer.

I'm now just over 4 weeks cig free, had some rather horrible toast at the weekend and a really bad sandwich for lunch today :-(

Butter is disgusting again, I WANT A SANDWICH!

On the plus, I love spicy food but hate coriander. Even a little is too much and tastes really strong. I had a curry a week or so ago and couldn't taste it! going to try another soon

Also, I'm dreading the smell of tea. I don't drink it but the smell used to make me feel queasy!

 

[happydave]

i have noticed a much stronger sense of smell, going to the food court in the mall is not fun because of all the conflicting smells in the air.
i smoked cigarettes for about 10 years before i quit. i still smoke cigars on occasion. some cigars that i thought were just ok are now great and the cigars really liked are now really ridiculously fantastic.
food also tastes a lot better.

 

[RoseB]

I've been at this a while, but things do taste better. About the only thing that doesn't is peanut butter cups, and some brands of peanut butter. For some reason these things remind of cigarettes (taste wise) which ends up grossing me out.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

I really know better than to post this but I've been craving a Big Mac.

I may really hate it once I really taste one. And I just realized, I'd been smoking longer than the Big Mac had existed.

 

[PuffPuffersons]

I'm actually surprised at how pungent my poos have become as of late.

Yeah, I'm not actually joking.

 

[Deeo]

I use to love fruit as a kid and as an adult I didn't care much for fruit. Since I quit smoking and had fruit , I love it again. It taste great again!

I am smelling stale smoke on hubby and I hate that. He uses his ecig once in a while. I am waiting for him to use it more but I won't nag as I know he will when he's ready.

 

[Tealady12]

Awww, I will never forget this. About 2 weeks in my taste bud came alive. I had a perfectly ripe cherry tomato, just the right amount of salt on it, popped it into my mouth, bit down and the fresh tomato taste exploded. If that wasn't wonderful enough, the honeydew melon was all it took to realize a change had taken place. I also want to add that I am a super taster to being with.

 

[Apptiger]

Fresh cut pineapple.

 

[cramptholomew]

2 1/2 weeks after quitting I went to Chik-Fil-A and ordered a bunch of nuggets. "ZOMG THESE ARE UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!"

 

[Dj Xy]

I have noticed most things taste better, except..... Jones Cream Soda, I used to love the stuff but haven't had any in a long time, I picked up a few bottles and it just isn't the same anymore

 

[Grimwald]

My sense of smell returned, too. Now I know what not to eat.

 

[Lana79]

Well, I do notice that I tend to appreciate more subtle tastes. For instance, I am using much less salt (not that I used a tablespoon per portion before) and spices, less heavy/fatty foods (a teaspoon of mayo goes much longer way now).

I'm a cooking enthusiast and since I've switched to vaping, people for whom I cook (and I am proud to be feeding lots of them out of sheer joy, also teaching a neighborhood cooking class) say that I had refined my style (non-smokers), or I've gone bland (smokers). Against my previous cooking, the difference is that I adjust spices several times during the process.

Which brings me to one strange thing... Most of the famous chefs smoke (from what I saw at cooking shows), and all these shows state that the refined sense of taste is no. 1 requirement for a good chef. Which brings out several questions... Would those ppl be even better if they would switch (or quit stinkies altogether)? Should smokers cook for smokers, and non-smokers/vapers for their peers? And finally, my late grandma was heavy smoker and everyone loved her food - non-smokers and smokers alike. Is it possible that some people are not influenced by smoking in the taste area?

 

[Mostwasted]

Well I'm broke so I mainly eat chicken because its cheap, Tasted like crap when I was smoking and really tastes like crap now.