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Originally Posted by TalnSG
I don't think its oddball, so much as a sign you may be beginning to lose your sense of taste. I am serious, not being snide. As the tastebuds fade (for many different reasons) people tend to gravitate toward stronger and stronger sensations. Sometimes the loss is temporary, like when numbed by too much alcohol. But it can also be the result of chronic allergies, or the drugs used to treat them. Of course its common with aging, repeated overstimulation, or injury too.
With the excessive pepper and sake, how can you even taste the fish to know whether it is any good? The flavor of most high quality fish would be seriously overpowered by this habit.
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Similar to the reason why people with a poor diet crave salty/sugary foods stuffed with flavor enhancers and find 'ordinary' food horribly bland. They've basically wrecked their taste-buds. Smoking ruins it too. It took my mum literally ~years~ to regain proper taste and smell after she quit smoking.