I was searching for the distinction between “savory” and “umami” and apparently savory encompasses a variety of tastes. I agree that it does but wouldn’t those be tastes that exist in addition to umami and the other four tastes?
Also I know the nose can recognize many more different chemicals and that it plays a role in taste perception, but I’m pretty sure there’s more than five types of taste when I eat even without a sense of smell. This is IMO the kind of question that should be obvious but isn’t answered.
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Taste is 80-90% smell. As you said you can smell a lot more than the 5 flavors your can taste with your mouth. This is why a stuffy nose can cause issues with taste. If you can’t smell, you really can’t taste.
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