Science Has Discovered A Sixth Taste – Starchy

gothamistThere’s salty, sweet, sour, bitter, umami and now starchy. These are what comprise every flavor of food we eat. “The volunteers could still make out this floury flavour when they were given a compound that blocks the receptors on the tongue for detecting sweet tastes.”

This is horrible news for gluten free people.

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