I was having lunch with Laura and Minesh today and the topic came up of my dislike of all things bitter. Minesh said that I must be a "supertaster," a term which I find enormously humorous. But apparently this is a reasonably common physiological variant which is characterised by increased taste buds and a magnified response to bitter tastes. I had never heard of it.

But the description given on the Wikipedia page is pretty much spot on for me:

• Strong reaction to bitter food
  
• Tend to be picky eaters
  
• Dislike alcohol and coffee
  

Can we get a different name for this condition, though? I mean, honestly... Supertaster?