Are all race's taste buds the same?

There is apparently some relationship between taste preferences and ethnicity, though not many studies have been done. Here's one reported from the National Institutes of Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. read more

There are three aspects of taste sensitivity that we need to consider in answering this question: the number of taste buds and trigeminal nerve endings a person has; the sensory capacities of those taste buds and trigeminal nerve endings; and the response of the brain to signals from taste buds and trigeminal nerve endings. read more