acid tastes sour and can only be tasted on the sides of your tongue
sour. They are sour usually. And bases are bitter.bitter/sour
There are different taste buds in our tongue. There is sweet at the front, salty at the middle, and bitter and sour all way further to the end of your tongue. So when we eat certain types of food, such as cucumber, which is sweet in our tongue, our other taste buds do not function yet but our sweet taste bud does.
The tongue however does taste things that are: bitter, salty, sour and sweet.
the back of your tongue there are sensory nerves on your tongue that indicate if something is bitter. on the tip of your tongue it indicates if something is sweet or sour.
it is a base because it tastes bitter. now if it was an acid it would taste sour and not bitter like a base.
Four taste sensations: bitter (back of the tongue) sweet (tip of the tongue) salty (tip of the tongue) sour (sides of the tongue)
the sweet taste buds are at the tip of the tongue. the bitter at the very back. the sour and salty at the sides.
The tip of your tongue can only taste sweet things, no others eg bitter, salty, sour.
Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter and Umami
Acids taste sour; bases normally taste bitter.
it is a base because it tastes bitter. now if it was an acid it would taste sour and not bitter like a base.
Anything sour or tart is acid, anything bitter is alkali. Does that answer your question?