today we learned about taste and how it works.
first i will tell you four different tastes
sweet: candy,apples,banana
sour: tamarind,lemon,lime
bitter;grape fruit,dark chocolate,black pepper
salty: pretzels ,fries ,meat
experiment: blind taste testing
equipment
1.samples 1-9
2.blindfold glasses
3.recording chart
4. ice cream stick taster
method
1. get safety glasses and make a blindfold.
2.set up your chart and make sure that the person you are working with knows where to record your responses.
3.using an ice-cream stick you will dip it into the sample.One the sample is on the stick you will taste it and tell your partner your response.
4.there will be 2 answers
5.at taste test one you need to hold your nose
answer 1. is it sweet, sour, salty, bitter. record it.
answer 2. what do you think it is. record it.
6.repeat this for the next samples but you will only need to use your ice-cream stick taster for samples 1-4.
