Bitter rivals became even more bitter rivals. Raw leaves have a slightly bitter taste. Thai food blends five fundamental tastes&colon; sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and salty. It is odorless, and has a slightly bitter taste. Plants with traits such as small seeds or bitter taste were seen as undesirable. Cassava is classified as either sweet or bitter. The campaign was often bitter and violent. The receptors for the basic tastes of bitter, sweet and savory have been identified. This sparked the brief but bitter civil war. She is generally portrayed as humorless, bitter, and hypocritical. However, this technique also leads to the formation of several bitter and astringent flavors. Blaine realized that the party was unlikely to choose him without a bitter struggle. His mother became depressed, withdrawn, bitter, and abusive. By 1830, the expressions bitter and pale ale were synonymous. By 1830 onward the expressions bitter and pale ale were synonymous.