Basic Facts
Taste & The brain
Taste in the Real World
100

Why do chefs care about balancing all five tastes?


Why do chefs care about balancing all five tastes?


200

What job involves testing how foods taste for a company?


What is a food scientist or taste tester?


300

What is the name for the taste that’s kind of meaty or savory?


What is umami?


300

The brain mixes taste with this other sense to help you enjoy food.


What is smell?


300

Why do companies do taste tests before selling new snacks?


What is to find out what people like?


400

 All taste buds taste only one type of flavor.


What is false?


400

What does your brain do when it gets a message from your taste buds?


What is it figures out what the taste is?


400

Why might food taste different when you’re on an airplane?


What is because the air is dry and your sense of smell doesn’t work as well?


500

Where are taste buds located besides the tongue?


 What are the roof of the mouth, cheeks, and throat?


500

If you have a cold and can’t smell, what happens to the way food tastes?


 What is it tastes bland or you can’t taste it well?


500

Why do some people think the same food tastes different at home, at school, or at a party?


What is because your mood, where you are, and who you’re with can change how you experience taste?