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Andy
 
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Default Salt "brings out flavors"?

Peter Aitken wrote:

> This "5 taste" idea is old and completely discredited. Actually it was
> 4 taste for a long time, but the facts remain. I do not mean to say
> that taste has been completely explained, but the idea that the vast
> universe of subtle taste differences can be explained by 5 tastes is
> just plain silly. Try to explain the taste differences between morels,
> cepes, and shitake with your 5 tastes. Between pork, beef, and lamb.
> Between mackerel, salmon, and bass. Between chicken, turkey, and duck.
> See what I mean? A lot more is going on but we do not know the
> details.
>


You're way off subject. You're talking about taste overall. So rename it
if you wish.

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