如果你曾在鼻塞的时候吃过饭,你就会知道嗅觉对味觉的影响有多强烈。但实际上,视觉也很重要,杯子颜色甚至也能“欺骗”你的味蕾。这个说法来自发表在《感官研究杂志》(Journal of Sensory Studies)上的一项研究。
研究人员从商铺里买来了热可可,用红色、橙色、白色和乳白色的杯子装好后拿给57名自愿者让他们对每杯热可可的甜度、香气、口味和整体喜好度进行评分。结果发现,用橙色杯子盛装的热可可比其他颜色杯子中的更受人喜爱,巧克力味也更“正宗”……[查看全文]
Cup Color Tricks Taste Buds
If you've ever dined with a stuffy nose, you know that what you smell strongly influences what you taste. But what you see matters too. Even the color of a cup can trick your taste buds. That’s according to research in the Journal of Sensory Studies.
Researchers prepared store-bought hot chocolate, and served it in red, orange, white and cream-colored cups to 57 volunteers. The study subjects rated the sweetness, aroma, flavor and overall likeability of each cup of cocoa. Turns out hot chocolate in the orange cup was rated more likable and 'chocolaty' than the others...[full transcript]
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