More Fuel for the Sweet and Savory Fire

The sensation of taste can be categorized into five basic groups—sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami—with the tongue identifying each type in a distinct way. And keep in mind that it was not really that long ago that taste was perceived four ways with the somewhat mysterious umami the most recent addition to that club known as the Basic Tastes.

However, even with the addition of umami, I would argue that this group is actually much larger if we were to consider all the taste pairing…