Does smell influence taste?

Question

i am doing it for a science project.. i need to write a 1000 word essay.. plus i need some more information and articles on it.. not just internet sources.. pfft science is annoying!! I NEED HELP

Answer 1

Yes, of course. I'm sick right now and can't smell (nose is plugged) and everything taste really blah!

Answer 2

Smell does aid in the taste of certain foods but without smell, one can still taste

Answer 3

Maybe you could have people taste some things while holding their noses, and record their responses. Then have the same people rinse their mouths, then taste the same things without holding their noses. Then record those responses.

Answer 4

no i don't believe it does. i've eaten things that smelled not the greatest but the taste was really good. i've also eaten things that smell great but taste like garbage. don't know if thats what you were looking for as far as an answer goes, but i tried

Answer 5

Just use internet sources, lol..... Look deep into the chasms of dogpile.com, they'll never know..

Answer 6

yes everytime i walk past a hamburger place i seem to go in and buy one especially if it has beetroot in it

Answer 7

Yes, most of the cases it does.
And influence in the sense I would say SMELL does influence our EMOTIONS and thus our REACTIONS to food. that food itself may or may not taste that good or bad in real but smell definitely DOES control our reactions towards it.
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Answer 8

yes of course.

Answer 9

Yes. good question.