DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis Olive Center executive director Javier Fernandez Salvador had hoodwinked every student in the room, including the young person who appeared to be a “supertaster.”
Fernandez Salvador instructed everyone at the olive oil tasting to try two oils on the trays in front of them. The first tasted like a standard-issue olive oil; the second was — spicy? “More like a leaf than a nut,” said the possible supertaster in the second row, to the instructor’s delight.
And which one did the class prefer, Fernandez Salvador asked? The vast majority of students said they liked the familiar flavor of oil No. 1.
