The Six Tastes
The six tastes
SWEET: Sugar, milk, butter, ghee, sweet fruit, bread, pasta, grains
SOUR: Yoghurt, lemon, vinegar, wine, soy sauce, grapefruit, aged cheese
SALT: Salt (also in vegetables; especially celery and seaweeds)
PUNGENT: Hot, spicy foods such as pepper, ginger, garlic, cayenne, chilli
BITTER: Leafy greens, olives, turmeric, horseradish, turmeric, fenugreek, nettle, lettuce, aloe
ASTRINGENT: Beans, lentils, dhal, honey, rhubarb, apples, leafy greens, pomegranate, sprouts
SWEET: Sugar, milk, butter, ghee, sweet fruit, bread, pasta, grains
SOUR: Yoghurt, lemon, vinegar, wine, soy sauce, grapefruit, aged cheese
SALT: Salt (also in vegetables; especially celery and seaweeds)
PUNGENT: Hot, spicy foods such as pepper, ginger, garlic, cayenne, chilli
BITTER: Leafy greens, olives, turmeric, horseradish, turmeric, fenugreek, nettle, lettuce, aloe
ASTRINGENT: Beans, lentils, dhal, honey, rhubarb, apples, leafy greens, pomegranate, sprouts
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