[sparkywolf]

For a medical reason not related to Covid in any way, I've lived my entire life not being able to smell anything, whatsoever. I'm getting a surgery in two days that should give me a sense of smell. While I'm over the moon excited to be able to smell... I didn't even think about how it would affect taste...

[TrueGeek]

My mother has 0% sense of smell. Her cooking skills were... spotty.

[gnulinux]

Just another anecdote: my grandmother lost her sense of smell in her 20s after a car crash. Her cooking skills were pretty ok. She wasn't an amazing cook, but definitely made food better than me and my mom.

[creaghpatr]

There's a lot of great smells out there...and some not so great. Good luck!

[zuppy]

As far as I know, the smell has a bigger impact on tasting foods than taste itself, you’re going to have a big surprise.

[phkahler]

What surgery? I know someone with no sense of smell and didnt think there was any hope of fixing it.

[sparkywolf]

Nasal Polypectomy as well as severe deviated septum

[nvr219]

Nose replacement surgery

[eganist]

The La Croix trend will make sense to you once you do.

It won't necessarily appeal to you, however.

[AnimalMuppet]

You're going to love what it does to your sense of taste. The problem is, you're likely to gain weight as well.