perception vs tasting

perception and tasting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perception	Yes	No	No	No
tasting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tasting is a hyponym of perception; that is, tasting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perception:

perception: becoming aware of something via the senses
tasting: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

Other hyponyms of perception include look, looking, looking at, hearing, listening, lipreading, taste, smell, smelling.

perception (noun)	tasting (noun)
becoming aware of something via the senses	a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
the process of perceiving	taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept	a small amount (especially of food or wine)
a way of conceiving something
knowledge gained by perceiving