Different areas of your tongue are sensitive to different taste. Here is the  tongue map for each of the four fundamental tastes feel on different parts of the tongue: bitter in the back, sweet in the front, sour on the sides toward the back, and salt on the sides near the . All areas of the tongue are sensitive to all the tastes. New studies show to be more than four basic tastes. A fifth, named umami, is also accepted.

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