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15257680 No.15257680[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

How do I know how to describe tastes?
People say "sweet" or "salty" which are easy, but what is "savory"?

>> No.15257683

What are you asking? Savory is the presence of glutamates, just like sweet is sugar and salty is salt.

>> No.15257688

>>15257683
How do I know what that tastes like?
I can eat sugar and know that's sweet or salt for salty.
But what does savory taste like?

>> No.15257696

>>15257688
It tastes like glutamates

>> No.15257700

>>15257680
Just talk out of your ass in a pretentious and flowery way like those whisky people on youtube.

>> No.15257707

>>15257696
but what do glutamates taste like?

>> No.15257710

>>15257707
They taste savory

>> No.15257713

>>15257707
Have a spoon of msg
Obviously like sugar and salt it's not that nice by itself

>> No.15257732

I think what you're asking is less of a ck question and more of a Wittgenstein question

>> No.15257774

>>15257710
but what does savory taste like?

>> No.15258057

>>15257774
It tastes like glutamates

>> No.15258234

>>15257774
Sometimes like umami, sometimes just not sweet.

>> No.15258243

>>15258057
This isn’t helping

>> No.15258274

>>15257688
Eat a steak
Slice up some tomatoes and bake them in the oven

It's like trying to describe a color without using it's name

>> No.15258279

>>15258274
>It's like trying to describe a color without using it's name
That’s easy though

>> No.15258290

>>15257680
Ever eaten:
Sushi with soi saos, or even hoisen saos
Sun-dried tomatoes
Seared fatty meat (steak or porkchops)
Ketchup
Worschersire sauce

>> No.15258308

>>15257680
"If you’ve ever eaten soy sauce, parmesan cheese or salami, you’ve tasted savory. Foods that have been slow-cooked for a long time (think soup or broth), aged for a long time (think aged meats and cheeses or champagne), or fermented (think soy sauce or miso paste) are powerhouses of savory taste. That’s because these processes all break down the proteins found in the original foods and free the amino acid glutamate to interact with our taste buds."

>> No.15258322

>>15257680
>but what is "savory"?
Ever had Mcdonald's fries? Its that taste that is separate from the salt and crispiness of the fry.

>> No.15258508

>>15258279
describe blue then faggot
>oh its like the sea! or like the sky!
yea and savory tastes like a steak, or cheese, how a main course tastes that isn't sweet.