How Do We Taste?

How Do We Taste?

TastesSweet Hot FudgeSalty, crunchy chipsSour, puckry lemonsSavory, juicy, meaty hamburgerBitter, brewed teaCheck out your tongue!

Soft Velvety texture, tiny points of flesh, looks like a shag carpetTaste Buds everywhereScattered front, back, sides, bumps in various shapesEven in cheeks and on the roof of your mouthBorn with 10,000, replaced every 2 weeks!Other Taste Buddies

Peanut Butter, thick, smooth, stickyAs you chew, salvia begins to digest peanut butter, soon microscopic particles remain, these come into contact with taste buds, and you taste------salty and sweetBrain gets the info!

-Nerves send info to brain-Molecules carry fragrance up through noseTo the brain-Brain gets all the messages! Wow peanut butterFlavor Wizards

How do you get a lollipop to taste like Cherries?Flavorists work with extracts, powders, and chemicals. They mix 30 or 40 together, working mostly on the smell and then the tasteTop secret recipes -----

Ice cream, chips, frozen dinners.85% of all taste is smell

When the chocolate chip cookies are baking, the fragrance is heavenly!Foods contain amino acidsBuilding blocks of proteinMeaty, savory taste that humans like

Pleasant sweet TasteAlso a favoriteUnfortunately, high in calories

Babies and Buds

Born with a taste for sweetness---Mothers Milk Are All Tongues created equal?

What would you choose.Mint or caramel ice cream?Different tastesmore or fewer taste budsAverage number of taste buds, probably like most things

Little Taste11 buds per square inchDo not enjoy foodDo not get proper nutrition

Supertasters100 times more tastebudsDo not like spicy, sour, sweets, or food that is too rich.

Add a little salt, and many times the super tasters will eat it!The EndInformation from Meg MossHome and Garden Magazine