I have Asperger’s, and my experience of food is mostly mediated by the mouthfeel often being repulsive to me, and the tastes often far too strong to tolerate. Probably the majority of food people around me eat is disgusting to me, but I don’t think I can describe it in terms of taste preferences like the ones you’re asking for. If most of the difference between “delicious food I greedily consume” and “food that puts me off the rest of my breakfast” is in whether the fat is crispy enough, I’m not sure if I can usefully talk about how much I like the taste of meat.
I definitely understand this perspective, although I think I have it the other way round to you in terms of what the default is (as well as to a lesser extent). That is, I pretty much like the taste of most foods, but a texture that I can’t tolerate can easily put me off a food anyway. And if I find something actually disgusting, as opposed to just not what I prefer, it’s nearly always a texture issue.
I have Asperger’s, and my experience of food is mostly mediated by the mouthfeel often being repulsive to me, and the tastes often far too strong to tolerate. Probably the majority of food people around me eat is disgusting to me, but I don’t think I can describe it in terms of taste preferences like the ones you’re asking for. If most of the difference between “delicious food I greedily consume” and “food that puts me off the rest of my breakfast” is in whether the fat is crispy enough, I’m not sure if I can usefully talk about how much I like the taste of meat.
I definitely understand this perspective, although I think I have it the other way round to you in terms of what the default is (as well as to a lesser extent). That is, I pretty much like the taste of most foods, but a texture that I can’t tolerate can easily put me off a food anyway. And if I find something actually disgusting, as opposed to just not what I prefer, it’s nearly always a texture issue.