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TasteBuddy #37 answers

October 29, 2026 · spoilers below

These are the seven hidden foods for TasteBuddy daily #37, 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: Espresso

Sweet 2 · Sour 16 · Salty 3 · Umami 3 · Bitter 72

Best answers:

  1. Cacao nibs 95/100
  2. Grapefruit peel 95/100
  3. Raw cacao 89/100
  4. Cocoa powder 88/100
  5. Macchiato 88/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 2: Chicken adobo

Sweet 8 · Sour 40 · Salty 54 · Umami 42 · Bitter 2

Best answers:

  1. Kimchi stew 95/100
  2. Chicken adobo 93/100
  3. Vindaloo 88/100
  4. Kimchi fried rice 87/100
  5. Nicoise salad 86/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 3: Sorbet

Sweet 52 · Sour 44 · Salty 1 · Umami 0 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Hawthorn candy 100/100
  2. Lemon curd 94/100
  3. Umeshu 91/100
  4. Lemon drops 90/100
  5. Shrikhand 90/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 4: Steak frites

Sweet 4 · Sour 3 · Salty 46 · Umami 48 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Smoked eel 99/100
  2. Sundubu jjigae 96/100
  3. Cassoulet 96/100
  4. Samgyeopsal 94/100
  5. Hainanese chicken rice 93/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 5: Vietnamese iced coffee

Sweet 52 · Sour 4 · Salty 3 · Umami 1 · Bitter 44

Best answers:

  1. Horehound candy 100/100
  2. Vietnamese iced coffee 94/100
  3. Jagermeister 88/100
  4. Affogato 85/100
  5. Chartreuse 80/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 6: Kung pao chicken

Sweet 22 · Sour 14 · Salty 48 · Umami 32 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Yakisoba 94/100
  2. Bobotie 89/100
  3. Kung pao chicken 88/100
  4. Tagine 85/100
  5. Butter chicken 83/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 7: Starfruit

Sweet 22 · Sour 40 · Salty 1 · Umami 0 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Starfruit 95/100
  2. Shrub 88/100
  3. Granny Smith apple 87/100
  4. Cloudberry 85/100
  5. Pisco sour 82/100