Scientists have found that the sixth flavor besides sweet, sour, bitter and salty is "fat".

?? Whether it's gluttonous meals or street snacks, your tongue must be no longer familiar with five basic tastes: sour, sweet, bitter, salty and fresh, according to the client of Xinhua International. I'm afraid any meal can't be eaten without their flavor. As a reminder, spicy pediatrics is not a taste, but a feeling, a burning sensation, a pain. If you like spicy, it's because you like the pain of being burned.

You may also argue that there are other flavors such as astringency, hemp, metal, and so on, but those are only basic tastes mixed together, or basic tastes mixed with pain, numbness and other tastes. The basic sense of taste we are talking about here is a simple experience after the direct interaction between the chemicals in the food and the taste buds of the tongue. at present, there are only five kinds of taste commonly recognized by the scientific community: sour, sweet, bitter, salty and fresh.

Previously, science believed that the five basic tastes that people's taste buds can perceive are bitter, salty, sweet and sour.

But scientists at Purdue University in the United States have recently identified a sixth taste-fat.

What does "fat" taste like?

Some Chinese media have translated this new sense of taste into "fat", but the author believes that the basic sense of taste should not be based on a certain substance. Taste is an inborn physiological reaction, and the word "fat" can basically summarize the feeling on the tip of the tongue.

So, what is the taste of "fat"?

It is really difficult to express a taste in words, for example, so far, there is no word in English that can accurately describe the fifth taste discovered and defined by the Japanese-freshness. If you have to describe the taste of "fat", it's the feeling when you bite into a juicy steak, the smell of dripping a drop of olive oil on your tongue, it may be a little greasy, it may be a little fragrant, or it may be a little fatty.

But Purdue University scientists have indeed found evidence that this is a basic sense of taste. Through many experiments, scientists have classified different flavors for participants to taste, classify and distinguish, and enough people can tell the "fat" taste, which is different from fresh, sweet, sour and bitter.

More importantly, fat taste accords with the characteristics of basic taste, it does not overlap with the other five known taste senses, it is not a taste that any other taste can mix, it is a unique taste that can be stripped out. Like a tricolor, it is one of the basic colors that match with other colorful colors.

The taste of "fat" is difficult to express in words.

What's the meaning of "fat" taste?

If it is simple "fat" taste, it is a very difficult to accept the taste, may make people sick. But over the years, when people taste delicious food, they have never lacked the participation of "fat" taste. Because scientists have found that when "fat" tastes are mixed with various flavors, it strengthens other flavors and produces a unique sense of taste. To put it simply, you will swear if you eat a piece of pure fat, but if it is mixed with fresh, salty and sweet braised meat, it will make you feast on it.

The discovery of "fat" is of great significance, and it may lead to a revolution in the food industry.

To put it simply, salt can be added if it is not salty enough, sugar can be added if it is not sweet enough, vinegar can be added if you like acid, bitter food can be added if you like bitterness, and the delicious taste can be dominated by chicken essence and monosodium glutamate. What about the "fat" taste?

If the "fat" flavor can be refined into a seasoning, it will trigger a taste revolution, it will also be a food industry revolution. At that time, it will no longer be difficult for cucumbers to taste like barbecue.