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I’m my text book I have a statement that I couldn’t quite get my head around.
美味しさに国境はない 。 I punched it into translate and it came up “there is no border in
taste.” But for this to mean that it would have to read 美味しさの中に国境はない。 I’d
appreciate it if someone could explain :). Thanks.
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美味しさに国境はない correct meaning
美味しさに国境はない means the concept of 美味しさ itself is universal. In plain words, it
simply means every language has a word that means "delicious", and everyone in
the world likes something yummy rather than something yucky. (Another possible
interpretation is "what is delicious in one country is also delicious in other
countries", but this is a controvertible statement. I don't think everyone in
the world understands the taste of _natto_. Still, the interpretation somewhat
depends on the context.)

You don't need 中に in a sentence like this. 中 rather explicitly means "inside",
and 美味しさの中にある国境 doesn't make much sense to me.

`～に(は)～{がある/はない}` typically takes a person as the subject (see examples
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/75074/5010)), but it has broader
usages. Similar phrases I came up with:

  * 君の可能性に限界はない。 Your possibility is limitless.
  * このゲームにエンディングはない。 This game has no ending.
  * 戦争に正義はない。 There is no justice in war (i.e., war is always wrong no matter what).
  * 戦争に悪はない。 There is no evil in war (i.e., everyone fights believing they are right).
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