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My grandson is 5.5 and likes mustard--
Has since he was younger--like 3--
So totally dependant on the individual
Although I do think a person's sense of taste/appreciation for variety of foods and flavors can become more adventurous with age, there are some people who will never try new foods period
This question is just one out of vague curiosity, as I have heard and in some cases have observed that the condiment mustard is seemingly in decline or at the very least, is mostly enjoyed by the middle aged or older population, so I thought I would start a thread on this topic and while I’m at it, include a poll where other cd members can vote, also, please feel free to give a brief explanation as to why and which vote you selected
gee I have never noticed this and know my grandkids use mustard, especially the newer flavored kind.
My daughter is 18; loves mustard of all kinds (Dijon, stone ground, you name it) but loathes ketchup (and mayonnaise). My younger two kids (15 and 13) don't love mustard but can tolerate it. So I have to say the premise is false.
Children overall do gravitate toward sweeter tastes, and it's evolutionarily adaptive.
Babies'/toddlers' tastebuds are configured in line with their craving for fat and sugar-packed milk. It's the stage of life when it's most critical that they get the most calorie-dense nutrition in relation to body weight. Receptors for salty and sour tastes, therefore, aren't as abundant or well-developed, yet, and bitter foods are actually rejected as potential poisons.
Children don't tend to stop favoring sweeter tastes till puberty.
I've loved mustard since I was a young kid.
I probably ate more of it as a kid, actually. I used to make just a cheese sandwich with mayo and mustard for my snack after school lol
I'm 71, and grew up eating mustard on sandwiches - yellow mustard on some kinds of sandwiches, grainy dark German style on lunch meat and cheese. If there's a change in preference among the young, I suspect it's a cultural one that has little to do with the age of the person. I also liked grapefruit and other bitter tastes starting at the age of about six.
It depends in part on what you grow up with. I grew up eating things like snails, blood sausage, head cheese, pickled herring, artichokes. I still like the taste of these things. There are changes in taste with age, but so far I don't notice that my tastes have changed much as I've aged - except for carbonated beverages which I don't particularly care for any more. Things I didn't like as a child, like fatty meat and very smelly cheese, i still don't like in old age.
Honey mustard tempers the more bitter character of mustard seeds and vinegar with sweetness, though, hence its popularity with the kids (and its application to perennial kid fave, chicken nuggets).
Liked it a lot as a kid, grew to not like it much as an adult, even not liking honey mustard much lately.
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