[Magdalen] Supertasters and random quiz

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Uh, something like that. I don't perceive colors or flavor  with any
specificity or detail, so it's just lucky I have other talents....

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 4:13 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford
> <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > There is actually a distinct type of taste that some supertasters have.
> It
> > is distinct from sweet, sour, bitter, and uh, whatever else there may be,
> > aside from that taste.
> >
> > It comes into play, I am told, in some oriental dishes.
>
> Umame, the fifth flavor? I've also heard it described as "savory,"
> although that's confusing to me. In any case, it's the flavor that's
> added when MSG is used, and I believe is present in some meats.
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>