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Sudachi vs Yuzu: What Is the Difference?
How sudachi, yuzu and kabosu differ in size, juice, acidity and aroma, what the published chemistry shows, and which one suits a drink, sauce or dessert.
November 5, 2026 · 4 min
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What Flavor Is Fanta?
What Fanta tastes like, how its orange flavor is built, how the recipe differs between the US, Mexico and the UK, and what that means for an orange soda brief.
November 5, 2026 · 3 min
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What Is Kewra?
What kewra tastes and smells like, the compound behind it, how it differs from pandan leaf, and what to check before using kewra water or oil in sweets, drinks and biryani.
November 4, 2026 · 3 min
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What Does Black Sesame Taste Like?
What black sesame tastes like, which roasting compounds create the flavor, where its bitterness and gray color come from, and how to use it in ice cream and lattes.
November 3, 2026 · 4 min
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What Is Salmiak?
What salmiak is, why ammonium chloride tastes salty and sour, where it is eaten, the rules on how much you can use, and how to build it into candy.
November 3, 2026 · 4 min
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What Is Calamansi?
What calamansi is and tastes like, how it compares with lime, yuzu and kumquat, what carries its flavor, and how to build a calamansi drink that holds up.
October 30, 2026 · 3 min
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What Is Sea Buckthorn?
What sea buckthorn is and tastes like, the acids and esters behind its sour, tropical profile, how its oil and color behave in juice, and how to make it drinkable.
October 30, 2026 · 4 min
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What Does Jackfruit Taste Like?
What ripe and young jackfruit taste like, the fruity esters behind the Juicy Fruit comparison, and why young jackfruit is a meat substitute but not a protein source.
October 29, 2026 · 3 min
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What Does Jägermeister Taste Like?
What Jägermeister tastes like, what is and is not known about its 56 herbs, roots and spices, and how herbal-liqueur-type flavors are built for RTDs and non-alcoholic drinks.
October 29, 2026 · 3 min
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What Does Soursop Taste Like?
What soursop (guanábana) tastes like, the esters behind its pineapple-strawberry note, how nectars rebuild its creamy body, and a safety question to know.
October 29, 2026 · 3 min
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What Is Tutti Frutti Flavor?
What tutti frutti flavor tastes like, the esters behind it, how it relates to bubblegum and Red Bull, what tutti frutti means in India, and how to build it.
October 29, 2026 · 3 min
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Lychee Flavor
What lychee tastes like, the rose-oxide chemistry behind its floral note, where demand is growing, and what to watch when building a lychee flavor.
October 28, 2026 · 3 min
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What Does Durian Taste Like?
What durian tastes like, the sulfur compounds behind its smell, why the custard taste and the smell come apart, and why durian products are usually toned down.
October 28, 2026 · 3 min
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Ube vs Taro: What Is the Difference?
The difference between ube and taro, from the plant and the flesh to the taste and the dye in taro drinks, plus where pandan fits and how to brief each one.
October 27, 2026 · 4 min
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What Does Campari Taste Like?
What Campari tastes like, what is and is not known about its secret recipe, and how to build a bitter orange aperitivo flavor for non-alcoholic spritzes and RTDs.
October 27, 2026 · 3 min
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What Is Sarsaparilla?
What sarsaparilla is, how the Smilax root itself tastes, why sarsaparilla soda tastes of wintergreen, licorice and vanilla, and how it relates to root beer.
October 27, 2026 · 3 min
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Horchata Flavor
What horchata tastes like, how Mexican rice-and-cinnamon horchata differs from Spanish horchata de chufa, and how to build a horchata-type flavor.
October 23, 2026 · 3 min
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What Is Pandan Flavor?
What pandan tastes like, why it shares its key aroma compound with jasmine and basmati rice, and why that compound is so hard to keep through heat and storage.
October 23, 2026 · 3 min
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Taro Flavor
What taro tastes like, what is really in a taro milk tea powder, why the purple is usually added, and how to build a taro flavor for drinks and desserts.
October 20, 2026 · 3 min
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Ube Flavor
What ube tastes like, how it differs from taro and purple sweet potato, why color does much of the work, and how to build an ube flavor that holds up.
October 16, 2026 · 3 min
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Umami
What umami is, the glutamate and nucleotide chemistry behind it, the receptor, and how to use it for sodium reduction without tripping US labeling rules.
October 15, 2026 · 4 min