"Tasting the Additives" explores the unraveling of love through the metaphor of flavors and artificial ingredients. Noah and Emilia's relationship begins with innocence and hope, but as they navigate their connection, subtle tensions and unspoken wounds introduce toxic influences that corrupt their bond. Each chapter reveals how small compromises, superficial facades, and unaddressed wounds accumulate into a bitter, contaminated love—one that ultimately cannot withstand the corrosive effects of doubt, control, and despair. Despite their efforts to preserve what once was pure, the relationship sours, leading to inevitable separation. Through actions and silences, the story vividly depicts the slow decay of love, highlighting how emotional barriers and toxic influences leave a lingering, bitter aftertaste. Dark and poetic, the novel underscores the tragic beauty of love lost when tainted by unresolved conflicts, illustrating that some flavors, once spoiled, can never be restored to their original sweetness.