Smoke tastes good. Of course not the acrid, acrid smoke that scratches down your throat and leaves a hint of ash on your tongue – even chain smokers know that. What really tastes good are vapes: sweet clouds that spread in your mouth and taste like blueberries or raspberries. No coughing, no burning.
It’s just a shame when the sweet taste of all things can be dangerous for the lungs. Researchers are investigating how the popular berry aroma paralyses the lungs’ defenses in a recent study in the journal “PNAS”.