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TasteBuddy #5 answers

September 27, 2026 · spoilers below

These are the seven hidden foods for TasteBuddy daily #5, 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: Salt and vinegar chips

Sweet 5 · Sour 56 · Salty 60 · Umami 4 · Bitter 1

Best answers:

  1. Salt and vinegar chips 86/100
  2. Chaat masala 84/100
  3. Mango pickle 84/100
  4. Pickle juice 83/100
  5. Umeboshi 82/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 2: Ceviche

Sweet 4 · Sour 62 · Salty 38 · Umami 26 · Bitter 3

Best answers:

  1. Leche de tigre 95/100
  2. Ceviche 92/100
  3. Kashk 91/100
  4. Sinigang 81/100
  5. Rasam 80/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 3: Black currant

Sweet 20 · Sour 56 · Salty 1 · Umami 0 · Bitter 10

Best answers:

  1. Cloudberry 97/100
  2. Black currant 96/100
  3. Sour cherry juice 94/100
  4. Sour cherry 90/100
  5. Kombucha 90/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 4: Watermelon

Sweet 48 · Sour 4 · Salty 1 · Umami 0 · Bitter 1

Best answers:

  1. Jackfruit 93/100
  2. Panna cotta 93/100
  3. Ube 92/100
  4. Lucuma 92/100
  5. Halo-halo 91/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 5: Relish

Sweet 40 · Sour 40 · Salty 30 · Umami 2 · Bitter 2

Best answers:

  1. Bread and butter pickles 89/100
  2. Ploughman's pickle 87/100
  3. Relish 86/100
  4. Mango with chili and lime 81/100
  5. Chow chow 78/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 6: Tuna melt

Sweet 5 · Sour 8 · Salty 48 · Umami 38 · Bitter 1

Best answers:

  1. Saltimbocca 97/100
  2. Menudo 96/100
  3. Gambas al ajillo 96/100
  4. Raclette 95/100
  5. Sobrasada 95/100
SweetSourSaltyUmamiBitter

Shape 7: Brie with honey

Sweet 36 · Sour 4 · Salty 28 · Umami 24 · Bitter 4

Best answers:

  1. Brie with honey 95/100
  2. Fig and prosciutto 80/100
  3. Char siu 72/100
  4. Prosciutto and melon 71/100
  5. Honey garlic chicken 69/100