Flavour perception comes mostly via the mouth and the nose. The tongue’s tastebuds pick up sweet, sour, salt, bitter and umami taste elements. The nose detects hundreds of chemicals emitted from a food into the air, thus perceiving the flavour characteristic of a particular food through its vapour ‘fingerprint’. The pleasure we derive from each [...]
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Flavour Basics
Posted in Food on August 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »