Being a supertaster, one who has twice as many tastebuds as a normal human and therefore can detect flavors easily, she is used to test the magical chocolate that Señor Hugo makes.

She described it as "a gleaming topaz" and detected flavors of lemon, honey, wax, herbal tea and sauteed mushrooms.

Hesser detected annoying wood aromas and flavors.

The tongue can distinguish only a handful of different inputs: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and possibly monosodium glutamate; detecting other flavors is a nose job.

Scientists map the taste cortex in mice, pinpointing the brain regions that detect certain flavors.

Taste is one of the senses, namely the physical ability to detect flavors.

Detecting flavors that he found reminiscent of brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, caramel, melted toffee, maple syrup and Asian spices, he called the wines rich, thick, intense, profound, concentrated and unctuous before his adjectives ran out.

An electronic nose is a device intended to detect odors or flavors.

Since 1982, research has been conducted to develop technologies, commonly referred to as electronic noses, that could detect and recognize odors and flavors.

One critic detected "almost truffley flavors."