hello everyone i have covid i’ve lost my sense of taste and smell
before i begin i just wanna say covid isn’t fun. it’s not fun! but we thought we’d
try and have fun while i have it cause why not. i feel mental i feel drunk
anyway i have two very nice flatmates who are gonna help me test some things do you
wanna come? this is greta and this is martin! he’s very
tall oh my god this is so exciting
lets go man i literally dont think i’m going to be able
to taste anything i think you feed yourself but go steady because
it’s an eggcup. okay so there’s an eggcup in front of you. with
that one you just sip it. i can’t smell anything. anything at all?
no. nothing? no. okay. ooh. it’s like spicy. tangy. i like it!
i dunno what it is. hahaha give me flavour! is it vinegar? no. it’s spicy! is it hot
sauce? no. it’s not hot sauce? it’s quite a niche thing. it’s quite british. British!!?
BRITISH it’s not sriracha? british. Worcestershire
sauce. yeeees! well done! very good! it’s tangy! very tangy! teehee
next one oh my god this is so exciting. nope. nothing. do you think i should be able to
smell this? yes. okay. what the fuk that is so weird! that is so weird! first instinct?
it’s like sour. lemon? yes! well done! wow that is weird to taste lemon but not taste
lemon! to just have the experience of it being sour oh my god it’s so weird i can like
feel it on my tongue but it’s not going through.
i can’t smell anything. literally - do you think i should be able to smell this? absolutely.
nothing. okay. ooh spicy but tastes of nothing. i mean i
dunno. spicy. hot sauce? what’s spicy Tabasco? no. it’s literally just spicy and that’s
it i can’t taste anything. it’s not even tangy which is why it isn’t hot sauce. i
dunno. i have no idea. it’s the brine of jalapeño! what! wow! okay more more MORE.
very niche. distinctive as hell. here we okay. yep nothing. i dunno what i’m expecting.
literally nothing. it’s so weird how unafraid i am. uhh it’s like oil? oil. it is oil.
but is it a specific kind of oil? yeah. are you getting anything other than oil? no. i
know it’s oil because of the texture. is it meant to taste of something? no. doesn’t
taste of anything just oil. oh my god. it’s just oil. i literally have no idea. it’s
truffle oil! I hate truffle oil! that’s fascinating! literally nothing!
nope. hahaha. still no. okay here we go. eh!? i have no idea. cream? uhh! weird texture!
there’s bits in it! i dont know but give me a second. is it like mayonnaise? kind of.
like creamy, mayonnaise. what are the bits. what feels like this. it’s kind of thick.
I love that you’re like just seeing them all off. it’s thick and it has bits in it.
I have no idea. can i check. what is it? garlic and herb dip! you could literally give me
anything and i wouldn’t know what i was eating. A big bowl of crap. you could just
give me a hot steaming poo and i wouldn’t know. well it’s your lucky day! nooo. no.
i can’t believe i couldn’t taste garlic and herb dip. i know that tastes strong. okay
it’s a spoon here you go. is it on your nose? yeah i can’t smell anything. okay.
ooh weird texture. like mushy. that is mad. it’s mushy. is there more? yeah i can give
you more. haha! what the fuck is this?! I can’t believe you asked for more. is it
mustard! yes! oh my god. for this one i reccomend licking your finger and dipping. oh soft!
powder. i mean it could be flour. im guessing it’s some kind of spice or herb. is there
more? i mean i’m getting nothing. it’s like slightly bitter. does it hurt your tongue?
no. what is it? ginger. powered ginger. I thought it was turmeric i was gonna say turmeric.
is it coffee? i can hear the packaging. oh NO! wait i’ll taste it anyway! oooh! i can
like almost smell it. oh my god. i taste nothing. it’s just mud. like you’re eating mud.
yeah. dirt. wow. ohhh! oh my god. this was the only thing when i had covid i could taste
and it was really delicious i kept having it on toast. i know it’s marmite but i can’t
taste it. it’s just like the sensation of tang. the debut album. the sensation of tang!
hit me with another shot joe. mm. nothing!? ugh! imagine the absolute state of your poo
tomorrow. and there we have it lads! covid! I cant smell or taste a damn thing. i can
just feel the sensation of tang. tea? That’s the saddest thing. I cant taste tea. oh well.
bye.