Humans have approximately 10,000 taste buds, each equipped to detect the five basic tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami The lemon's sour sensation is a complex dance of chemistry, biology, ...

Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. Lemon Sours are a stalwart on izakaya menus throughout Japan. The cocktail often comes ...