1.   A steady diet of nothing but lobster would jade the palate of even the most ardent lobster lover.

2.   Ho Chi Minh City has become a place for serious dining, with enough diversity to insure that no palate becomes jaded.

3.   It may have been the only truly excessive moment of the meal, served when the palates were already jaded.

4.   Unusual flavors are good in the summer when our palates can become jaded from the overabundance.