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readers’ comments on the “Colour-taste synesthesia” article, received between
2023 and 2026.
Comment by: Anonymous. May 16, 2023 at 5:52 PM
I paint, when I get the image of the see I can smell it
Comment by: Anonymous. December 15, 2023 at 4:35 AM
pride flags have a sorta "taste" for me
for example the mlm flag tastes like fruit roll ups
genderfluid flag tastes like berries
trans flag tastes like cotton candy
non binary (which is what i am) tastes like bananas
but by taste i mean like a minds eye but for my tongue, like
a minds tongue
and its also pretty faint
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). December 25,
2023 at 10:57 AM
Yes, what you describe here is consistent with synesthesia,
but probably better described on the page on Concept-taste
(https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/02/concept-taste-and-concept-smell.html)
than Colour-taste, if your taste reactions are specific to the series of pride
flags and not just colours or colour combinations in general. It's very
interesting what you describe. Obviously a strong, literal consistent taste in
your mouth for the different elements in the series would be a very clear synesthesia,
but even if the tastes are only faintly perceived or you only get them
sometimes (as long as they're consistent: same element in the series, same
taste perception), it would still be considered synesthesia.
Comment by: Anonymous. February 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Hi, I can taste both objects and colors and I'm not really
sure what that means.
The things that I taste are usually very specific. For
example, there is one type of green grass that is my absolute favorite, and one
singular telephone pole that has just the right texture in which I can taste
the flavor I'm searching for. The pole has a rich, artificial, chocolate taste
to it with a rough-ish texture.
Does anyone know what that is?
Comment by: Anonymous. August 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I never realized that this was a 'thing'.
I have tasted colours my whole life, but knew I was the only
one in my circle. The taste of colours are not directly translatable to that
they 'traditionally' taste like (like red is sweet and yellow is sour).
I am curious though; how does a dark, rich, almost black
green tast to others?
To me it tasts like a fresh, slightly salty liquorice.
Comment by: Anonymous. October 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I have this! It doesn't happen all the time, thank goodness.
It's only when im very focused on something and staring at a certain color for
a while. (Happens often when Im weaving with colored yarn) I think my mind has
to be relaxed. It happens most often with reds and oranges and the things I
"taste" are usually fruits. I've never tried to intentionally make it
happen, I'm not even sure if I could.
Comment by: Anonymous. January 19, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I always assumed this was something everyone has? Until I
seen someone mention the colour-words thing.
For me it’s kind of like um, greens are kind of chalky? The
darker the colour the chalkier it gets, and there’s a really subtle flavour, I
don’t know what it is but it’s there? And white is kind of citrusy but if it
were crunchy. Some colours are thick and have a hops type of smell, very
unpleasant, enough to make me pull a face like I just put earwax in my mouth or
something. Yellows are fizzy, kind of spiky, slightly bitter… blues are Smokey
but creamy. I wouldn’t say any colour tastes like a fruit though, it’s more
like.. descriptive instead of.. apple or peach. Like a mouth feel but there’s a
flavour in it..?
Comment by: Anonymous. February 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I thought I was, like, a freak of nature when I was younger
because I would see a colour and go “Oh! Hey that tastes like this!” And people
would look at me like I was crazy. I lived almost two decades suffering with
that before I got into Fallout Boy. I was listening to an interview with
Patrick Stump, and he was mentioning synesthesia. I thought “oh that seems
cool, I’ll use that as my medical essay.” Then I started researching and
realised that I have it, or at least something similar to it. I don’t smell
anything, but sometimes the flavour, I don’t know, feels like it’s saturating
my nasal passages.
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