My radiation was in 1983 ... quite a while ago. I remember just after treatments eating a piece of pizza ... I might as well of ate the box. My taste eventually returned, but some items faster than others. Hang in there, I enjoyed rather bland foods for the first couple years (breads, oat meal, cream of wheat, crackers etc.)... they at least tasted "right" ... which means not much taste at all ... and yes stay away from those spices ... it eventually gets better ... one of my present food staples is a Taco Bell bean burrito with "lots" of Hot Sauce.

Rick