My Observation Of Archetype

Have you ever really observed any food that you have eaten? I have, and the outcome was definitely more interesting than I thought it would be. Whenever we eat something we never observe it, we just eat it and enjoy the taste and sometimes the smell. And yes taste is obviously very important, but what exactly do we taste? What does it mean for something to taste good or bad? Well I had the opportunity to observe my favorite fruit, a green grape. I was able to have a deeper perception than seeing a small, green and sweet fruit. I will be writing about my experience and sharing what I observed from the taste, touch/texture, smell, temperature, sound, color, shape changes that occurred during my observation, and crucial visual aspects; the skin, interior aspects and the external design of a green grape. There’s more to food than we perceive. …show more content…
The grape's skin was smooth and rubbery the texture reminded me of a blown up balloon. After feeling for texture I began to smell my grape. The grape didn’t have much of a scent to it so I rubbed the skin which worked wonderfully. After I rubbed the grape I was surprised that it didn’t smell good, it had an unpleasant smell. The grape’s skin smelled bitter and grass like. The grape’s scent reminded me of fresh cut grass and the secnt of a Jade plant when you crush it. The taste of the grape was the most exciting part of this observation. In the past when I would just eat grapes I was happy because they were sweet and crunchy and “tasted good”. However everything changed when I really observed the flavers of the grape. First off all, the grape was too sweet. It tasted as if I was eating Splenda mixed with water. After I got thru the taste of sweet I began to taste the skin which tasted as it smelled, like bitter fresh cut