CJ Liu

Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest To Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate has it all: wild theories, genetics, romance, sword swallowers, recipes, and Biblical plagues. Join us as we explore the science of picky eating, and the cultural and historical questions that abound. Are picky eaters destined to ascend to a higher plane of existence, and what happens when picky eaters fall in love or go to restaurants? How can you tell if you're a "supertaster?" How does the gag reflex affect pickiness and what secrets do sword swallowers impart to help overcome it?