Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Instead, you might be what scientists call a "super-taster:" a person with a genetic predisposition to taste food differently. "But it's also smelling through the mouth and the touch, texture and temperature of the food," Duffy said. "When we come to the table, we don't perceive the food flavor or the taste of food equally," Duffy said. People who already reject vegetables might try to use various cooking methods that can mask the bitter taste. "Just because somebody carries the two copies of the bitter gene doesn't mean that they can't enjoy vegetables," Duffy said.