Taste bud

is open, the pure magic of melted cheese, mountains of carne asada and acutely manufactured spud sticks, one knows senses are about to be satisfied. Secondly, a artisan concocted burrito known as the Patron burrito, will leave a taste of pure wonderment and joy on taste buds. To say carne asada, bacon and chunks of ham do not belong on a burrito is to say, a rainbow is not beautiful. Not to mention, the crispy but delicate, and utterly amazing tacos. Be the choice of shredded beef or chicken, no…

understanding the perception of taste, one might think of Plato’s Cave for ideas of taste perception. “Such prisoners would mistake appearance for reality,” gives us an idea of how anyone could mistake the way they perceive taste just as it was exhibited with the pricey wine label and body odor smell tests (The allegory of, 2015, para. 4). Looking at it from the microscopic physiological world of the human being and the measurable brain activity that lit…

How Processed Foods Affect Our Health Have you ever felt guilty after eating a large bag of Doritos? Food is the fuel that keeps our body functioning correctly. The growth and maintenance of our body are possible because of nutrients and energy we obtain when we eat. Nowadays, many people in the world are getting sick with food related diseases. This is happening because the quality of what we are eating is not adequate. With the development of new technologies in the last years, processed foods…

Cabernet Sauvignon is a black colored grape from Bordeaux in France. Bordeaux is an incredible wine region with diverse sets of grapes. People from Spain call this sensation a Burdeos Tintos, which is very interesting. The grapes come in clusters, the black grapes produced are tiny and round, the leaves are dark to light green with lobes and the shoot tips are colored red. Today, the wine is favored in many countries all over the world and some distinguish it by Vitis vinifera. Cabernet…

Larry’s French Market, “Doing Cajun Right” In Southeast Texas and Louisiana, Cajun food has an influence on almost every individual who tastes those blends of herbs, spices, and shellfish so associated with French culture. Although Groves, Texas might not seem like a town prideful of their Cajun cuisine, Larry’s French Market’s tastes like a meal straight out of the bayou. Larry’s French Market is well known by just about every local in a thirty mile radius. Larry’s reputation for easy…

basic senses: hearing, vision, smell, taste, and touch. The definition of a “sense” is “any system that consists of a group of sensory cell types that respond to a specific physical phenomenon and corresponds to a particular group of regions within the brain where the signals are received and interpreted.” In this paper I will be taking about sensory deprivation which is the lessening or complete loss of senses. I will discuss what hearing, vision, smell, taste, and touch is and how people can…

components that make up the natural ingredient found in a certain food. For example, vanilla is the most widespread flavored globally as well as being often used in baked goods, ice cream, and candy. It is composed of as many as two hundred fifty taste and aromas. But, most of this components are destroyed when exposed to high temperatures. Moreover, the demand of vanilla beans of over…

Throughout history, food companies have always managed to manipulate society. Michael Moss has gone out of his way to tell the story of the history and how the mastermind planning behind the mega brands made them who they are today. The unaware public can now be more aware and start to make better choices for their health. Shoppers are too vulnerable from food companies. They have their foods engineered to perfection, they “taught” the society what to eat and has caused a health crisis just so…

sisters had the same idea as me. The shower that day was by far one of the coldest showers I have ever been in. My mom had picked out my outfit for me that day, so I put it on and made my way upstairs to eat the French toast that had been making my taste buds water all morning. The French toast, as I expected, tasted like heaven, and reminded me of all the happy things in life, like seeing, smelling, and tasting a…

left my belly content and my face full of chocolate. Licking my lips, the taste has me craving for even more chocolate. I am slightly chilled as the temperature continues to plummet, but I don’t want to go inside yet. I would like to warm up so I can stay outside longer and appreciate the dazzling starry sky. Problem solved; hot chocolate will quench my thirst, my craving, and leave me all warm inside! As I swallow, my taste buds are greeted with a sweet flavor like no other. I feel the warmth…