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Mystery of the Senses—Taste
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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As a class, discuss the range of foods we are conditioned to
believe are acceptable, delicious, rare, and off-limits. What
foods were students told to stay away from as they grew up? Why?
How do students' experiences and opinions vary?
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Brainstorm a list of cultures and the foods that are common in
those cultures. Discuss why the foods may be important to those
cultures for social, cultural, religious, or historical reasons.
As students watch this episode, have them write down foods noted
in the program, along with the cultures, cultural significance,
and rituals related to each of these foods.
After Watching
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Our daily conversation is filled with references to food and
eating, such as a corny joke, I'll butter you up, what's your
beef?, and chewing the fat. As a class, brainstorm a list of
these references. Then ask students to write a poem, short
story, or essay that includes these and other food references.
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Our tongue recognizes four tastes: sweet, sour, salt, and
bitter. To show students how our taste buds can be tricked by
acidic foods, divide the class into pairs and give each pair
packets of salt and sugar and one grape-fruit. Have each student
sprinkle salt on one half of the grapefruit, and sugar on the
other half. Tell them to taste the grapefruit on both halves and
to describe how the acidic flavor of the grapefruit combines
with the salty and the sweet flavors.
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