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Senses Experiment: No Flavor Without Saliva

Senses Experiment: No Flavor Without Saliva

(Experimento: No hay sabor sin saliva)


  • A friend or two
  • Paper towels
  • Foods to taste (cookies, crackers, pretzels, or other dry food)
  • Drinking water for everyone

  1. Use a clean paper towel to dry off your tongue.
  2. Taste each food, one by one. How does it taste?
  3. Have a drink of water.
  4. Taste each food again, letting your saliva do its magic!

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Reviewed by: Eric H. Chudler, PhD