March 10, 2010

the sixth taste

“We know that the human tongue can detect five tastes — sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami (a savoury, protein-rich taste contained in foods such as soy sauce and chicken stock),” Russell Keast, from Deakin University, said Monday.

“Through our study we can conclude that humans have a sixth taste — fat.”

(via kottke)

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  1. Natural Harvest : clusterflock on March 10th, 2010 at 10:28 am

    [...] The seventh taste? [...]

  2. Sheila Ryan on March 10th, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Grease. Brain food.

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