Barb Stuckey's Good Food Tastes Good

Food consumption is necessary for human life, yet it can also be a luxury. Most people can tell the difference between a poorly or well-cooked (and usually more expensive) steak but we all have different tastes. Taste: What You’re Missing by Barb Stuckey looks to discover exactly why “Good Food Tastes Good”. Mrs. Stuckey begins her journey to find why people taste differently after noticing the difference between herself and her husband. Why do some people prefer the extravagant meals that are full of tastes, while others like Barb’s husband Roger, stick to “such bland, boring” entrées? These differences whether genetically or from personal experiences, are what make people either a hyper-taster or a sensitive one. Analyzing food for Barb Stuckey is not just a hobby, it is her life. Her job as a food inventor at Mattson requires her to taste the way she does. That was not always the case though, until a tortilla chip made her realize what she was
Instead she states, “we are complex creatures, each of us living in our own individual sensory world, each of which is colored by a combination of anatomy, medical history, genetics, culture, and life experience. The best way to describe the type of taster I am is that I am a Barb Taster. And Roger is a Roger Taster. That makes you a [Insert your name here} Taster.” (29).
Stuckey begins the hunt to find why we taste differently thanks to differences between herself and her husband. It is a relatable story and gives an answer to an everyday question. She effectively proves why we taste differently through a variety of different experiments and expert research. Being a taster is her career, so it’s no surprise that she is passionate about the work she carries out here. While a casual reader might be thinking that she is digging to deep, anyone who cares to know will have their answer after reading Taste: What You’re