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Originally Posted by PolarBear
All food tastes the same regardless of room temp or warm/hot. LITERALLY. Again, this is after the food has been cooked, because once you heat some things the flavor does change, for instance caramelizing has an actual impact on the food taste, but those things take place at temperatures much higher than skin/tongue starts to blister, so that is not part of the argument. This is only between room temp and warmed food.
Does ice cream TASTE different when it melts? No. Does tea taste the same if it is ice cold or hot in a cup? yes. Those are extreme temp changes and the taste is still the same. As I said to UBG, you only perceive that the flavor is different when the temperature is room temp vs warm/hot. If anything you may get mouth feel changes, like Dinty More, since it is so fatty if it isn't partially warmed up the fat coats the inside of your mouth and it feels different.
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That's not correct, and flies in the face of how flavor testing is done by flavor/fragrance houses. Flavor testing protocols are written with exact temperature specifications. Perception of sweetness, bitterness, etc will vary based on food temp. Food will taste different based on heat.
Whether or not you give a **** is personal preference.