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How does taste work?

Asked by stump (3855points) February 3rd, 2010

I remember reading somewhere that all flavors are a combination of four tastes; bitter, sour, salty, and sweet. But it seems impossible for all the flavors of all the different kinds of food to be variations of just four tastes. How does it work?

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