Both of the boys have an unnatural tolerance for sour tastes. There are those that claim that young children have a finer sense of taste than their elders, but I no longer believe that. Corwin, for instance, eats lemons. He will ask for lemon slices off other people’s plate and then suck the juice out of them. This is also the child that used to eat pepper as well. Charles is on track for this as well. Once upon a time Mom bought a box of super belts which are strips of soft candy impregnated with a heavy dose of citric acid. Corwin like these, of course, but Charles loves them as well. Charles will take one and stuff the entire thing in his mouth at once, something I’m not sure that I could do.
But there are some differences. Corwin has a pathological fear of capsaicinoids . Charles on the other hand enjoys wasabi enhanced snacks and spicy Slim Jims™ which are anathema to Corwin. They are not, however, what I expected a two year old boy to eat.