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Sheryl O'Connell's avatar

Team umami!

Though I looove sour, I can squeeze lemon or lime and drink the juice straight up. I can’t go without umami (anchovies yum) but with a caveat, I would like to slot in coffee (bitter) for good measure.

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Sarah Copeland's avatar

I adore sweet and bitter (grapefruit, endive, orange zest/marmalade), but if I had to stick to only one, it's Umami for sure.

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Holly Coppedge's avatar

If I had to pick just one, I think I'd go with saltiness. It enhances everything, and I feel like I’d still get a sense of satisfaction from different foods, even if I lost the rest. Plus, salt is in a lot of umami-rich foods, so maybe I'd get a little overlap!

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Savoring Sweden's avatar

I lost all taste for awhile due to radiation treatment for head and neck cancer. It was horrible! Salt was the taste I missed the most…and when my taste buds started to come back I was relieved to be able to taste it again!

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Lolly Martyn's avatar

Umami in the form of anchovies, parmigiano, or beef broth is the base of so many dishes I make, I couldn't be without it. Such an interesting question! I loved reading the other responses.

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Elizabeth Pizzinato's avatar

Count me in for umami too! Although salty is my go to, the complexity of umami would be more sustaining, I think.

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Betty Williams's avatar

I agree with you, Rebecca - umami for me! Umami also has elements of saltiness, which would be my second choice!

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Claudia Byers's avatar

I would have to choose salty. Salt enhances the flavor in foods. I'm all about flavor. Also, our bodies need salt in order to stay balanced. Over time I would get sick of sweet, sour is not my thing at all and bitter is just above sour to me.

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Sophie S.'s avatar

Omg this is difficult. But I think I might have to go salty as well like a few others here. Or maybe umami. Definitely not sour. Tricky!

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Sarah Cook's avatar

Gotta go salty on this one. Tasting nothing but sweet for the rest of my life sounds like the worst thing right now, considering I have practically been eating cough drops as meals recently 🤒

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Kerry Faber's avatar

SO hard, but I think I'd choose salty since seasoning with it is so critical to how a dish tastes

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Kimberly Nichols's avatar

I think I’d have to choose salty.

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Shell Plant's avatar

This is a tough one... I have settled on sour. Since reading Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Heat, Acid, I am obsessed with Acid! Even with my kids sweets, I will nick the sour ones.

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Betty Williams's avatar

I love this book, too!

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Lolly Martyn's avatar

me three! I just got it last summer and refer to it all the time!

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Lolly Martyn's avatar

I agree! Wholesome feeling

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Betty Williams's avatar

And the illustrations are so sweet. A nice change from photos!

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