What do humans taste of? I have heard that it鈥檚 a little bit like pork (not that I want to find out). But if it is, why? And if it isn鈥檛, what do they taste of? Also, why do different meats 鈥� say lamb, beef, chicken or pork 鈥� taste different anyway?
Brian Bott, Paris, France
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