The unexpected link between taste and smell
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
The Language of Smell
The jahi believe that some smells make you sick, and other smells can ward off sickness. People often wear fragrant roots around their neck, or in a belt, or behind their ears to ward off a sickness. For some types of meat, you shouldn't cook them on the same fire, so the gi will build two separate fires and cook the meat separately. Is it because their hunter gatherers living in a rain forest? Do they just have a richer world of smell than i do?
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