Originally Posted By: dweste
I guess I have been asleep at the switch because I just learned that in addition to sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, there is supposedly a fifth basic taste: umami.

http://www.fantastic-flavour.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/umami.224185448.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami
Maybe not common knowledge, but at least back in 2003 they taught me that in grad school.

I wonder if "fatty" is really a 'taste' or a sensation that your body recognizes?