Eli5: Do our tastebuds actually “change” as we get older? Who do kids dislike a certain food, then start liking it as an adult?

Question

When I was a kid, I did not like spicy food. Now an adult, I love it.

In: 2025

Answer 1

I would gag at the thought of peaches when I was small.

Now? Fucking load me up. Peach pie, cobbler, jams, jellies, preserves, off the tree? brother please pass me another