This flavor has been recognized as the fifth basic taste in addition to the four better known tastes of sweet, sour, bitter and salty. .... read more
They work together with your taste buds to create the true flavor of that yummy slice of pizza by telling the brain all about it! When you have a cold or allergies, and your nose is stuffy, you might notice that your food doesn't seem to have much flavor. read more
When it comes to celebrating the flavors of foods, our mouth gets all the credit. But in truth, it's the nose that knows. No matter how much we talk about tasting our favorite flavors, relishing them really depends on a sensory collaboration — mouth and tongue; taste, texture, and feel; and, most important, the slight puffs of exhalation as we chew our food, what scientists call retronasal smell. read more
Smell and taste belong to our chemical sensing system (chemosensation). The complicated process of smelling and tasting begins when molecules released by the substances around us stimulate special nerve cells in the nose, mouth, or throat. read more