They're related by which taste buds they tickle. Tangy hits the sour sensors, and "burn" mostly hits the "hot" tastebuds (yes, there ARE hot tastebuds, and cold ones, and something called "umami", too!). So yeah, tangy and burn are NOT the same thing at all!
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Date: 2006-02-08 04:18 pm (UTC)