Now, humans taste like pork (pig).
Dwarves are small, hairy, aggressive humans.
Warthogs are small, hairy, aggressive pigs.
Dwarves taste like warthog.
Quad erat demonstrandum.
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In German, at least, (don't know about other languages) the term "blue", when used in cooking, refers to preparing a fish (trout, especially) in an infusion of vinegar. So if applied to the Blue Wizards, that would mean that they taste sour rather than bitter.
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Most likely, considering Tolkien's love of Germanic languages.