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TasteBuddy #27 answers

October 19, 2026 · spoilers below

These are the seven hidden foods for TasteBuddy daily #27, with each shape's taste numbers and the five highest-scoring answers. Scores are out of 100: up to 60 for matching the shape, 20 for strength and 20 for rarity.

SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 1: Fish sauce

Sweet 6 · Sour 8 · Salty 80 · Umami 68 · Bitter 5

Best answers:

  1. Bagoong 100/100
  2. Gentleman's relish 100/100
  3. Garum 99/100
  4. Colatura 99/100
  5. Shiokara 99/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 2: Lemon meringue pie

Sweet 58 · Sour 46 · Salty 4 · Umami 0 · Bitter 4

Best answers:

  1. Hawthorn candy 97/100
  2. Shrikhand 96/100
  3. Lemon curd 94/100
  4. Umeshu 93/100
  5. Lemon drops 91/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 3: Chilaquiles

Sweet 4 · Sour 22 · Salty 48 · Umami 28 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Chilaquiles 94/100
  2. Huevos rancheros 93/100
  3. Wedge salad 93/100
  4. Eggs Benedict 92/100
  5. Cobb salad 92/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 4: Peanuts

Sweet 6 · Sour 1 · Salty 40 · Umami 10 · Bitter 4

Best answers:

  1. Pakora 94/100
  2. Latkes 90/100
  3. Scallion pancakes 89/100
  4. Colcannon 89/100
  5. Spaetzle 88/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 5: Hard cider

Sweet 28 · Sour 36 · Salty 1 · Umami 0 · Bitter 6

Best answers:

  1. Huckleberry 96/100
  2. Blood orange 90/100
  3. Blackberry 87/100
  4. Hard cider 86/100
  5. Riesling 84/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 6: Pico de gallo

Sweet 8 · Sour 38 · Salty 30 · Umami 12 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Pico de gallo 90/100
  2. Panzanella 83/100
  3. Salsa verde 81/100
  4. Rasam 80/100
  5. Vinaigrette 79/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 7: Hollandaise

Sweet 4 · Sour 28 · Salty 30 · Umami 10 · Bitter 1

Best answers:

  1. Panzanella 94/100
  2. Hollandaise 92/100
  3. Nukazuke 87/100
  4. Dolma 85/100
  5. Bearnaise 82/100