smakområden
Smakområden, or taste areas, refer to the concept that different regions of the human tongue are specialized in detecting different basic tastes. This theory suggests that the tip of the tongue is most sensitive to sweet tastes, the sides to sour tastes, the back to bitter tastes, and the front sides to salty tastes. The umami taste is generally detected across the tongue.
This concept was first proposed by David P. Hänig in 1901 and later popularized by Edwin G.
The taste buds, which contain taste receptor cells, are actually located within taste papillae across the entire
While the strict tongue map is considered inaccurate, it remains a commonly taught concept and is useful