The sixth taste - Carbs
Scientists have found evidence that humans can pick up a sixth taste associated with carbohydrate-rich foods.
Not only could the discovery see a new flavour added to the list of tastes, which currently includes salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami, but the findings might also explain why we love such starchy foods so much.
"I believe thats why people prefer complex carbs," lead researcher Juyun Lim from Oregon State University told Jessica Hamzelou from New Scientist.
"Sugar tastes great in the short term, but if youre offered chocolate and bread, you might eat a small amount of the chocolate, but youd choose the bread in larger amounts, or as a daily staple."
"They called the taste 'starchy'. Asians would say it was 'rice-like', while Caucasians described it as 'bread-like' or 'pasta-like'. Its like eating flour," Lim told New Scientist."
I do love my pasta and garlic bread and freshly baked bread with butter - GOD ALMIGHTY THAT'S GOOD!!
http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-might-have-just-found-a-sixth-taste