Favorite taste sensation

[Blue in a Red State]

*Umami lacks a direct English translation. Often described as rich and meaty, umami is the full-flavored taste that helps make soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Parmesan cheese, and sautéed mushrooms so appealing, both on their own and as flavor enhancers.

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. Any one is useless without the others.

[LisaM]

2. Whatever taste Skittles and Sweetarts are

and lemon bars, etc. Sour, but sweet - not the same as sweet and sour.

[bobbobbins]

3. what about wasabi?

[Sanity Claws]

4. What about tart?

It's not the same as sour but it is a sharp taste. I'm thinking of that flavor in ripe, ripe beefsteak tomatoes.

[tridim]

5. I think Umami in English is

"Hearty" or "Earthy".

[El Fuego]

6. You sold me on the Umami.

[tridim]

7. Sweet, but only if it's creamy

and not grainy.. as in good milk chocolate or ice cream with lots of fat.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Mine would be a sour/salty taste.

Pickles, olives etc...