Episode

416 Sherry Hess – Hijacked Flavour: reclaiming taste from the food industry

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Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food
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Apr 14, 2026
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Summary

Your tongue might be the most underused tool we have for understanding food quality — and for moving consumer buying power toward regenerative farming. Sherry Hess, culinary professional, nutritionist, and founder of The Flavor Remedy, makes the case that taste is not a nice-to-have. It is a powerful biological signal, and the food processing industry has understood this far longer than we have. We go deep on the five tastes — salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami — and on why ultra-processed...