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The Five Tastes - List

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The five tastes are messages from out tongue that tell us something about what we put into our mouth.

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The Five Tastes - List

Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds of the tongue.
Taste, alongside the sense of smell determines the flavour of food.

The Five Tastes

01. Sweetness.

For example sugar, honey and fruits, sweetness will counteract bitter and sour flavours and can also be used to cut down the heat of a particularly spicy meal.

02. Saltiness.

Salt balances against bitterness and enhances most other flavours present in the dish particularly sweetness.

03. Bitterness.

Bitterness is critical to balance. The taste of grapefruit, dark greens or beer can help to cut through the richness or sweetness of a meal.

04. Sourness.

Vinegar and citrus. Acidity works in balancing a dish, adding liveliness and counteracting sweetness and heat.

05. Umami.

The savoury notes in soy sauce, mushrooms, oysters and cheeses. Umami is best used to complement other flavours and is for a dish that seems balanced but is still lacking.





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