Claire
Master Chef
I've often felt for people who have this problem. Now I do. I caught a cold in the late summer/early fall, and seem to have lost my sniffer. You don't know how much your sense of taste is determined by the sense of smell. I've known people who lost that sense permanently. I'm hoping mine is a temporary loss. My husband doesn't know what to think: I'm getting thinner (nothing tastes or smells good), but the food I cook is going down hill in quality. Many, many years ago my mother used to say she wished she didn't enjoy food as much as she did. I would scold her, "Don't wish that upon yourself!" Well, she has diverticulitis and intestinal cancer, so I was right. Now I cannot smell anything but acrid scents, and my cooking is suffering. Please don't wish this upon yourself, enjoy food while you can.