I’ve long heard that there are five basic tastes that the human tongue can detect: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. I find the umami (savory) category of

I’ve long heard that there are five basic tastes that the human tongue can detect: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. I find the umami (savory) category of dishes to be the most flavorful but I can’t always put flavors into these distinct categories. If taste is musical notation, maybe there are more root notes than just five, or spices create major and minor chords.