In certain languages, a word used in the context of dishes or foods is used for things artistic. That word, literally tranlated into English, is 'taste', and one can speak about John having good taste for wines but also, "John, by liking van Gogh, shows an exquisite taste". Is there such association in English between the culinary and the artistic in gereral?
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Yes, one can have a "taste" for a style of music, a painting, even a "taste" for adventure. -
I see. But can you "have a better taste [in whatever it may be] than another person"? Or, if you prefer, is "John, you reveal your good taste by picking this picture" good English. Is "good taste" in that sense used in English?Comment
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Yes, that usage like in your examples is frequently heard in English.Comment
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