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By the way, those taste buds aren’t organized into any kind of map, the way you might have learned as a kid. Not only are the four basic tastes—sour, salty, sweet, and bitter—perceived all over the tongue, but some cells pick up a fifth taste, meaty umami. And some flavor scientists think more basic tastes remain to be characterized. One candidate: kokumi, or fattiness.
Proof: The Science of Booze
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