Food Sensory Pleasures - The Science of Taste

Food Sensory Pleasures - The Science of Taste

Everyone has food preferences based on taste, but why? The sense of taste is a combination of how a food smells, looks and sounds. Foods that satisfy the sense of taste (by flavour, texture, mouth feel, sensory perception) result in a greater eating experience. In this 'Food Sensory Pleasures - The Science of Taste' event different food ingredients will be sampled by our public sensory panellists to further explore their appearance, texture, smell and taste. The participants will perform basic sensory tests to detect differences in foods and to compare natural and artificial flavourings.

The 'Food Sensory Pleasures - The Science of Taste' event will take place between 11am-1pm on the 1st June in the Food Processing Hall (CQ-109 on the 1stfloor of the Central Quad building) of the TU Dublin School of Food Science and Environmental, Grangorman campus for members of the public of all ages. Visitors will also have an opportunity to hear about the programmes and ongoing research in the school and see our state of the art facilities.