Expert feature: How we taste

Are you a fan of coriander? Or does the thought of the soapy-tasting herb of the devil make you shudder?  Professor Joanne Hort is an expert on taste and smell, she answers your questions today.

Are you a fan of coriander? Or does the thought of the soapy-tasting herb of the devil make you shudder?

According to today’s expert guest, your reaction is less about preference and more about genetics.

Professor Joanne Hort is the Fonterra Riddet chair in consumer and sensory sciences, based at Massey University.

She’s fascinated by things like taste and smell that some of us might take for granted.

If you have any questions for our expert you can send them in, text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz

Expert feature: How we taste
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