[It's something that he is starting to realize in Luceti is that his manner of speech would probably sound odd to people that have never spoken to a connoisseur before until now...then again, people he knew in Unova were often unfamiliar with it, too. He better start getting used to trying to explain himself every time, he supposes.]

Well, to me at least, other things can have a wide variety of different aspects and tastes akin to food as well--some can have a flavor as equally bitter as the blackest of coffees, or even as sweet as one's favorite dessert. In the cases of people, you'd compare it alternatively between people you like and dislike--you might think someone you like is "sweet" while someone you don't like is "bitter"...and of course, like any meal, sometimes you have to be able to get a taste for them first before you truly know anything about them.

[Is this making any sense at all to you, Sync...]