Jamie_1318 t1_jabh4vp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:45 AM

Reply to comment by Caucasiafro in ELI5: If the tongue can only taste five basic flavors (sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami), why isn't it possible to create any flavor by mixing those five together in precise combinations? by bokbokboi

The space in the nostral also seems to matter. That 'fresh rain smell' primarily consists of a compound called geosmin. It smells fresh and nice from outside, but injesting it tastes moldy.
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