Re: A question of semantics

Chris Bates <christopher.bates@...> writes:
>
> "There is a similar one with describing tastes. Something like 60%of
> Caucasians cannot distinguish bitter and sour. It is extremely hard to
> explain the distinction to someone who cannot, and is notaware of the
> fact and roughly what the difference is."
>
>
> What is the difference lol? Sorry.. I think I must be someone who can't
> tell the difference though, because I think of them as the same thing.
Grapefruit is sweet and bitter, lemon is sour.  Quinine, hops and
rowan berries are bitter.  Vinegar and vitamin C are sour.

Sourness can be counteracted with sugar; bitterness cannot (though
salt has some effect).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.