Chocolate Packs a Double Whammy
Think chocolate tastes good? Well, according to some researchers at Yale
University, it smells good too. They found that sniffing chocolate activated
different regions in the brain compared to just tasting it. You know what
that tells me? That doing both at almost the same time must be a
mind-blowing experience!
Next time you taste chocolate, try letting your nose appreciate it too and
see if this seems to enhance the flavor for you. You can also try the
opposite; taste chocolate while pinching your nose (this will block the air
flow between the olfactory system and the mouth) and note if there is a
decrease in your taste experience.
Related Topics: Chocolate - And Your Health, Dark Chocolate is Healthy Chocolate, Taste Test: Sugar-Free Chocolate
Technorati Tags: Chocolate, Taste, Smell
--Elaine Magee
University, it smells good too. They found that sniffing chocolate activated
different regions in the brain compared to just tasting it. You know what
that tells me? That doing both at almost the same time must be a
mind-blowing experience!
Next time you taste chocolate, try letting your nose appreciate it too and
see if this seems to enhance the flavor for you. You can also try the
opposite; taste chocolate while pinching your nose (this will block the air
flow between the olfactory system and the mouth) and note if there is a
decrease in your taste experience.
Related Topics: Chocolate - And Your Health, Dark Chocolate is Healthy Chocolate, Taste Test: Sugar-Free Chocolate
Technorati Tags: Chocolate, Taste, Smell
--Elaine Magee
1 Comments:
It is indeed better if you smell the chocolate before eating it.
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