1st July 2016
Mirror neurons explain why humans empathize
Your friend wrinkles her face with disgust while tasting some food, and seeing her, you too feel the same disgust.
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30th June 2016
Food can’t be tasted unless mixed with saliva
We can taste food because the salivary glands in the mouth secrete saliva that mix with the food. Without saliva, we would not know the taste of any kind of food. The chemoreceptors or taste buds need a liquid medium that makes flavours bind into the receptor molecules. For example, if a pinch of salt is put on a dry tongue, it can’t be tasted. The moment it dissolves in saliva, the sensation of taste occurs.
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10th June 2016
Looks like an apple and tastes like a pear
The papple is a hybrid of European and Asian pear varieties known as Pyrus communis and Pyrus pynfolia respectively. It was named ‘papple’ as it looks like an apple and resembles a pear in taste and texture. Its green colour changes into orange-red once ripened. It is a new fruit which was developed in New Zealand and was released for public sale in 2012. It is a seasonal fruit available from late spring to summer.
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