Why Food Tastes Bland With a Cold: Smell, Taste and What Helps (Video)

Name: Why Food Tastes Bland With a Cold: Smell, Taste and What Helps
Uploaded: 2026-10-03T07:12:22+00:00
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: Food tastes bland with a cold because flavour is mostly smell. What still works on the tongue, foods that help, and when lost smell needs a doctor.

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Food tastes bland with a cold because flavour is mostly smell. What still works on the tongue, foods that help, and when lost smell needs a doctor.

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