Bases taste bitter. Acids taste sour.
quinine is bitter when tasted........
The four basic tastes are bitter tastes, sweet/sugary tastes, salty tastes and sour tastesSweet, Salty, Sour and Bitter.
the tip is sweet, on the very back is bitter, sour is on the side, and salty on the edges. EDIT: Actually, that theory has been disproven a few years ago and it is now known that they are spread throughout the tongue
Slippery tastes bitter
cyonide
Several important bitter chemicals: denatonium benzoate (this the champion), quinine, alkaloids.
An Acid is a substance that tastes sour and Base is a substance that tastes bitter and feels slippery.
An Acid is a substance that tastes sour and Base is a substance that tastes bitter and feels slippery.
caffeine in its natural form tastes bitter.
Not really, it tastes bitter.
Research has show that the tongue actually doesn't have specific spots for taste. Originally it was thought the back of the tongue was exclusive to bitter tastes.
Different regions of the tongue are sensitive to different tastes: sweet at the tip, sour at the sides, salty on the front sides, and bitter at the back. However, all taste buds can detect all flavors, and taste perception is a complex interaction that involves all regions of the tongue.