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Tasting

The Sense of Taste

Your TONGUE gives you the sense of taste! Look at your tongue in the mirror — see those tiny bumps? Those are taste buds! Taste buds have special sensors that detect flavors in food. When food touches your tongue, your taste buds send messages to your brain saying 'This is sweet!' or 'This is sour!' You have about 10,000 taste buds on your tongue — that is a LOT of flavor detectors!

Tasting

The Sense of Taste

Your TONGUE gives you the sense of taste! Look at your tongue in the mirror — see those tiny bumps? Those are taste buds! Taste buds have special sensors that detect flavors in food. When food touches your tongue, your taste buds send messages to your brain saying 'This is sweet!' or 'This is sour!' You have about 10,000 taste buds on your tongue — that is a LOT of flavor detectors!