The Nature of Things

Season 47, Episode 13

Episode Title: The Science of the Senses: Smell/Taste

Air Date: 2008-01-24

Overview:

In this episode of The Science of the Senses, we explore how smell combines with taste, somewhere in our brain, to create the perception of flavour. Most people wrongly assume that taste dominates. But what actually allows us to differentiate one food from another beyond the basics of sweet, sour, salty, savory and bitter, is the aroma.