Palate
The Flavor Atlas

Taste type

The Garden Purist

herb · fresh

You taste green — herbs, florals, produce at its peak.

Your hexagon

The shape your signature makes on the six flavor families — solid is you, dashed is the corpus average.

corpus averageUmami& Savory4.9Sweet& Fruity4.3Sour& Bright4.0Bitter& Earthy1.8Rich& Fat5.1Aromatic& Spice5.1

Who you are

The herb-strewn salad, the just-picked tomato. You like to taste each thing for what it is, cooked with a light hand and nothing to hide behind.

What you love

  • Herbaceous

    Basil, cilantro, parsley, mint, dill. Torn in at the end, they lift a dish and make the whole plate taste fresh.

  • Floral

    Rose, orange blossom, saffron, lavender. Delicate and perfumed — a note you use with a light hand.

  • Citrus

    Lemon, lime, orange zest, yuzu. Bright, perfumed acid that cuts through richness — a little zest can lighten a heavy dish.

How you like to cook

Beyond flavor — the disposition that shapes what lands on your table.

You favor gentle dishes where nothing shouts.

You like each component distinct, tasting of itself.

You like hot and cold on the same plate.

Dishes you'd love

A few we'd set in front of you — and the closest matches in the corpus.

More dishes, ranked to your palate

Where you'd wander next

The type that shares your territory but opens one new door. A good place to stretch.

The Honeyed Heretic

You blur the line between sweet and savory — and you like it there.

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