We can detect sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory tastes because of the presence of out taste buds. It has microvilli that are described to be very sensitive microscopic hairs. They are the one responsible for sending the message of taste to the brain so you will be able to know or differentiate the different taste of food. Each taste has a the presence of chamical substances that is stimulating the receptors on the taste buds. We are able to taste our food because of the sensory cells in our taste buds. We identify the flavor of our food by the odor that comes from our sense of smell because flavor includes taste and odor.