and once it's lost all its flavor, you have just a piece of rubber

只要味道沒了，你也只有口中那一坨

that you chew over and over again.

你已經嚼到海枯石爛、天荒地老了的樹膠

That is essentially what food is like for me

對我來說，當食物一進到我嘴巴

when I put food into my mouth.

它的味道基本上就像這樣

My name is Adrian Wellock,

我的名字是Adrian Wellock

and I have lost my sense of taste.

我已經失去了味覺

I suffered a cold,

一開始只是小感冒

and I started getting a metallic taste in my mouth.

後來，東西嚐起來跟金屬沒兩樣

Once that finally left, took my sense of taste with it.

當那口感消失之後，我的味覺也隨之而去

It took me a few weeks to actually identify

因為我的嗅覺很靈敏

that it was my taste because I could smell perfectly.

這讓我花了幾個禮拜的時間，才真正意識到味覺的消失

I only eat foods now which spend very little time in the mouth.

現在我只吃停留嘴巴不久的食物

Because I don't extract any flavor,

因為，我吃不出味道來

the idea of a chocolate bar or a steak,

像是巧克力棒或牛排這些食物

the way you chew it in order to bring out the juices

你需要用心咀嚼，它的鮮味多汁才會散溢出來

and the flavors of it, there's no enjoyment from it.

但是這些對我來說不管用了

So I find myself eating very light foods

隨後我意識到自己開始吃輕食

like salads and rice.

像是沙拉、米飯

And also, I use the advantage of adding herbs

另外，我也使用香料

in order to make the smell sensation quite enjoyable.

讓香味更加醇厚

I also find the spice very important.

同時，我也發覺辛香料的重要性

Spice is not actually something you taste.

辛香料不是拿來嚐的

It's something you feel.

而是用來感覺的

It gives it that sort of tingle in my mouth.

它帶給了嘴巴一種饗宴

You end up with a rather peculiar eating pattern

到最後你吃東西會養成一種奇特的節奏

that people look at you funny

讓外人看來好笑

because you're putting chilies on your breakfast cereal

因為你在燕麥中加了辣椒

and you've put a mustard sauce on pretty much a lot

並擠了一大坨的黃芥末醬

of the food you eat.

在一堆食物上

And almost three years now, we're still none of the wiser

三年過去了，這至今仍是個謎

as to why it's gone or getting my sense of taste back.

沒人知曉為何我的味覺一去不復返