The Nature of Things

The Science of the Senses: Smell/Taste (47x13)

Date de diffusion: Jan 24, 2008

In this episode of The Science of the Senses, we explore how smell combines with taste, somewhere in our brain, to create the perception of flavour. Most people wrongly assume that taste dominates. But what actually allows us to differentiate one food from another beyond the basics of sweet, sour, salty, savory and bitter, is the aroma.