味覚(みかく)taste, palate, sense of taste

年(とし)をとって味覚(みかく)が変(か)わった。

My taste has changed as I've aged.

味覚(みかく)を感(かん)じる器官(きかん)である味蕾(みらい)は舌(した)にあります。

The taste buds, which are the organs that sense taste, are located on the tongue.

さすが有名(ゆうめい)店(てん)のシェフだけあって彼(かれ)は味覚(みかく)が鋭(するど)いです。

As expected of a famous restaurant's chef, his sense of taste is sharp.

五(ご)種類(しゅるい)の基本的(きほんてき)な味覚(みかく)の中(なか)で一番(いちばん)感(かん)じやすいのは苦味(にがみ)なのだとか。

It is said that bitterness is the easiest to detect among the five basic tastes.

味覚(みかく)が衰(おとろ)えたにせよ、母(はは)が食(た)べる事(こと)が好(す)きな事(こと)には変(か)わりありません。

Even if her sense of taste has declined, it doesn't change the fact that my mother loves to eat.