Let’s make more job categories available to everyone.  You could be a supertaster, hired by food and drink companies to taste their products.

Alex Russell writes: There are natural variations between humans in our senses. We need different prescriptions to correct our eyesight. Some people say that vinyl sounds better than CDs or MP3s and will pay big money for audio equipment, while others can’t tell the difference.  Strictly speaking, the word “taste” refers to the five primary tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami.

There is some evidence for other primary tastes, with fat most likely to be the next to be recognized. Others include calcium and metallic, although the latter is often due to various disorders or conditions.  It’s the bitter taste that started all of this supertaster stuff. Supertasters