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How would you call something that tastes sweet, salty, sour, all at the same time? And in an unpleasant way?
Example:
I didn't like her cake. I didn't like its [...] taste.
I could only think of the word over-complicated, but I think it doesn't fits food very well. Maybe muddled?
If its sweet, salty, sour, all at the same time.
assorted adj
consisting of various kinds mixed together; miscellaneous: assorted sweets.
You can probably use any negative adjective and then add explanation.
I didn't like its foul taste because it was sweet, salty and sour at the same time.
‘Overwhelming to the senses’. Meaning that there’s just too much going on.
http://www.emsherif.com/“overwhelming-senses-and-unique-culinary-experience”-“epitomised-joy-food”
I suppose it depends what you’re expecting - the link recommends you ‘Brace your taste-buds for an onslaught...!
I don't think there is any word that specifically means simultaneously sweet, salty and sour.
The general term that comes to mind for food is overseasoned. However, this is a bit strange to you with cake, since you don't "season" it. One option would be say over-flavor. (Still, sour cake?!? I think in the context of cake, saying "This case is too sour" is a perfectly good quip.)
I don't think there is a word for what you are trying to describe: the one that most closely describes the complex mix of flavours you mentioned is probably umami, but that is a term for a pleasant savoury flavour.
The reason for the lack of such a word is probably that — except in the relatively unusual context of being taught how to cook — few people expend much effort on analysing precisely in what way what they're eating tastes terrible.
For most, it's normally enough to say "This tastes awful!"; maybe some might even exclaim "Too much salt!"
