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This article conceptualizes a framework for adolescent food education beyond knowledge transmission, aiming to cultivate taste competence using the Mediterranean Diet as a pedagogical ecosystem. Methods: This study employed a conceptual methodology, utilizing interdisciplinary literature from food literacy, sensory education, developmental neuroscience, educational theory, and public health nutrition. It synthesizes empirical findings and theoretical models to develop the Teaching Autonomous Sensory Taste in the Mediterranean Diet (TASTE\u2013MED) framework. Results: This study introduces taste competence as a multifaceted educational outcome, encompassing sensory, relational, cultural, and reflective dimensions. The TASTE\u2013MED framework outlines how experiential, multisensory, and socially embedded learning processes can be implemented in schools, facilitated by the Mediterranean Diet, which provides a sensory-rich and culturally significant context. The educational implications are discussed in terms of curriculum design, teacher training, family involvement and digital tools. Conclusions: The TASTE\u2013MED framework redefines food literacy as an embodied and socially situated competence rather than a cognitive construct. 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