I can add, being 8+ months out from treatment, I had the same issues with most tomato based items. Ketchup, pizza sauce and the list goes on. When you take out the sweet component, the vinegar really takes over. It wasn’t until recently that I can eat these items, yet at about 50% of the taste I recall.

The same is true for alcohol and most other drinks. Most drinks have a sour component that overwhelms my taste buds (when you can’t taste sweet). I have found that coconut water or coconut cream mixes well and tones strong flavors. Like Thai tea (which can be really sweet but not so much to me) or rum and coconut water. I don’t drink much so it’s not a big deal to me.

My previous go-to was Campari, and being a bitter drink, it’s now Ok. I have not tried beer or wine since treatment.

I also had the first taste and fade but that has gotten better.