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. {taste, palate, sense of taste}

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. {taste, palate, sense of taste}

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. {taste, palate, sense of taste}

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. {taste, palate, sense of taste}

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. {taste, palate, sense of taste}