These cells — which are buried in the taste buds — are the ones that recognize the primary sensory qualities, the five flavors: sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami. Humans can have up to ...

The five main flavors that humans can taste from birth are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. Because of prior experiences, cultural factors, and even genetic predispositions, our brains ...

People immediately think of Sichuan food as being hot, sour, sweet, and salty; using fish sauce; or having a strange taste. Actually, these flavors were introduced only in the last 100 years ...