Can You Taste It?
Presented By:

Julie Congiusti
Christina Braun
Miki Dench
and Erica Muto

The taste buds on your tongue are what you primarily use to taste. You also use your sense of smell to taste. The smell receptors in your nose are connected to your olfactory system in your brain. The olfactory system is the area in your brain that helps you to determine smells. Many people believe that there are certain areas of the tongue that taste certain types of flavors, like sweet, sour, salty, etc. However, this is a common misconception. Your entire tongue is used to help you taste the different flavors. Some people are better than other people at tasting different flavors, thus making some people tasters and others non-tasters.
Activity One- "Name that Flavor"
While eating you may not realize that your nose helps your tongue taste.
You can verify this concept easily with different flavored jellybeans.
Supplies Needed:
  • Blindfold
  • Jellybeans (Original Flavors)
  • Cups of water (To cleanse your pallet)


    • Steps for "Name that Flavor"
    1. First, your vision will be covered by a blindfold, and you will be asked to hold your nose place a flavored jellybean in your mouth and name the flavor.
    2. Next, please cleanse your pallet by taking a sip of H2O (water).
    3. Some people will be able to taste the taste strip while other people will not be able to taste this.
    4. If you taste the taste strip, you will be given water to help re-cleanse your pallet.
    Activity Two: Are you a taster?"
    Supplies Needed:
  • Blindfold
  • Jellybeans (Original Flavors)


    • Steps for "Are You a Taster?"
    1. First, each girl will take a sip of water to cleanse pallet.
    2. Next, a taste strip will placed on each person's tongue.
    3. Some people will be able to taste the taste strip while other people will not be able to taste this.
    4. If you taste the taste strip, you will be given water to help re-cleanse your pallet.