| Are You a Super Taster? |
Ever wondered how you rate as a wine taster ?
Here's a do-it-at-home method culled from Jamie Goode's tome, " The Science of Wine ".
Here's what you will need: blue food colouring, a piece of paper with a hole punched in it, about 7mm. [about 1/2 inch } in diameter, or use a reinforcer for a ring-binder and a magnifying glass.
Swab some of the blue-food colouring onto the tip of your tongue. Your tongue will take up the dye, but the fungiform papillae, which are small round structures that house the taste-buds, will stay pink. Pop the piece of paper on the front portion of your tongue and count how many pink dots are inside the circle with the aid of the magnifying glass. Results : fewer than 15 papillae; non-taster, 15 to 35 papillae; taster and more than 35; super-taster.
Cheers,
Brian
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