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🍯 Sweet
We taste sweet flavors on the tips of our tongues.
🍋 Sour
We taste sour and acidic flavors on the sides of our tongues. An acidic wine will tingle here for a while.
🧂 Salty
We taste salty flavors on the front sides of our tongues.
🥦 Bitter
We taste bitter flavors on the back of our tongues.
🍄 Umami
We taste savory flavors on the centers of our tongues.
