Perception researcher here. So you probably are aware that if you have a stuffy nose, your food taste different.

Well. Technically what you experience when eating is a combination of smell and taste sensations.

Molecules from food in your mouth travel up your throat into nasal cavities. And of course. Can come in through the nose.

This combination perception is called “flavor”. That’s the technical term. Although this word often means “taste” in layman.

Anyway. My point is. That smell heavily influences flavor.

Which is what a lot of people think of as “taste” but taste is exclusively tongue receptors.

So your argument is sound. The experience of the smell is a strong indicator of the flavor.