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		shepherdjerred on May 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why you can hear the temperature of water This can be more readily observed with food IMO. Hot pizza tastes way better than cold pizza (though, of course, cold pizza still tastes great)

plaidphantom on May 13, 2024 [–]

I'd guess much of this difference is also due to the fats in the cheese & meats solidifying at cold temperatures, and thus less readily coating taste receptors.

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