A chemical in the vegetable called cynarin latches on to the sweet receptors on your tongue without activating them. If you drink water after eating artichokes, the cynarin molecules wash away from ...

Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a sensitive bunch. Taste buds are clusters of tiny sensory cells. They detect ...