Blind Taste Testing

 Aim:

I want to find out if food tastes differently when you cant see or smell.

Research:

Method:

Equipment

• Mystery food
• Blindfold
• Popsicle stick

Instructions:

1. Get your equipment.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Put on your blindfold.
4. Pinch your nose.
5. Get your food and eat it.
6. Unblock your nose.

Results:

Unknown food	First taste	Last taste	Food guess
1	It was sweet in the middle of my tougne		Sugar
2	It was sallty in my tougne		Salt
3	Bitter and disgusting		Powder
4	Super sour		Citris acid
5	Bitter and crunchy		Gerkins
6	Crunchy and weird taste		Potato
7	Nice and juicy		apple
8	juicy and crunchy		Pear
9	Stale and strawberry		Stale marshmellow
10	crunchy and chip taste		Stale burgerrings
11	Sweet and savoury		lollies

Discussion:

How do you taste food? With your tougne and taste buds

What  are the different tastes? Salty, Savoury, Sweet, Sour, and bitter

Where are the different taste buds on your tougne? Sides, middle, front and back

Does smell affect your taste? No