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Comment author: steven0461 17 April 2009 08:08:03PM 0 points [-]

What's the difference between flavor and taste?

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 17 April 2009 08:17:22PM *  2 points [-]

What's the difference between flavor and taste?

Flavor can implicitly refer to intensity, whereas taste typically won't. In a more pedantic sense, flavor also often includes scents as the complete experience (and possibly sensation of hot/cold/pain for certain chemicals, such as menthol or capsaicin), whereas taste properly refers only to the five essential tastes that the tongue can detect.

Warning: I am an enthusiastic amateur home cook.