what exactly is taste? Just like vibration or light, what does a thing have or lack to determine taste and how do we process it?

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what exactly is taste? Just like vibration or light, what does a thing have or lack to determine taste and how do we process it?

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Worth adding on, a lot of what we tend to **think** of as taste is really smell. Blocking your nose can significantly reduce the amount that you “taste” in food.