Resources by Flavour Sense Nation
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Can colour affect flavour?
In this activity children investigate how our sense of sight, and especially colour, influence our perception of the taste of food. They are given a red and a green drink to taste and describe before discovering that, apart from the colour, the drinks are identical. This activity has been provided by Flavour...
Can hearing low-pitched or high-pitched sounds affect taste?
In this activity children investigate how sound affects the taste of chocolate. They create a scale for sweetness and record how sweet/bitter chocolate tastes when listening to 2 different soundscapes. They then discuss how...
Can the sound of packaging influence taste?
In this activity children plan and carry out investigations to explore the affect that the sound of packaging has on the eating experience. They choose the food that they will package and the materials and equipment needed to...
Can touch change the texture of food?
In this activity children explore how our sense of touch influences taste. They design and make a rough textured plate to eat from. They then compare how food tastes and feels when eating from a rough plate compared with a...
Chemesthesis
In this activity children explore the phenomenon of chemsthesis where certain foods cause sensations such as heat, cold or pain. Children explore the effect of holding a fizzy drink in their mouth for a period of time and compare this with related experiences such as tasting menthol mints, spicy food or crying in...
Does colour influence how we think food will taste?
In this activity children think about the effect of colour on their predictions about how food will taste. First they explore a variety of foods which taste sweet and sour. They are then shown a bowl of red and a bowl of green apples and asked to predict which will taste sweeter. They then discuss how fruit...
Does shape affect flavour?
In this activity children explore the ‘kikki-bouba’ effect where people associate certain shapes with particular words, colours and tastes. They are shown two shapes and asked to decide which is Kikki and which is Bouba and to choose a colour and a taste for them. They then discover that most children have made...
Does the shape of food alter flavour perception?
In this activity children investigate how the shape of food can influence taste. They carry out research comparing different shaped chocolate and how it may affect flavour or the speed of melting in the mouth....
Five basic tastes and tongue mapping
In this activity children are supported to create a ‘tongue map’ which shows which parts of the tongue are best at tasting sweet, salt, sour, bitter and umami. These have been designed to be used alongside a Flavour Sense Nation resource kit, however it might be possible for a teacher who does not have access to...
This set of resources explores the connection between our senses and how they influence our perception of food. Children explore how the sense of smell is an important aspect of tasting food and how difficult it can be to identify food from smell alone. They investigate the difference between taste and flavour and...