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1、研究：餐具的颜色和形状会影响食物口感[中][小]英国牛津大学的研究人员发现，餐具的大小、重量、形状及颜色均会对食物的口感产生影响；比如，用白色的勺子吃酸奶会觉得口感更好，而用刀取食奶酪会让其咸味更明显。研究人员表示，食物在被送到嘴里之前，大脑就已经对其口感做出了判断。他们发现，当餐具的重量和颜色与大脑预期一致时，食物的口感也会随之被影响。比如，用平时吃甜点的小勺子吃东西，食物尝起来会更甜；用白色的勺子吃白色的酸奶会觉得酸奶更甜。研究人员指出，我们对食物的品尝过程是一个多重感官体验的过程，包括味觉、食物的口感
2、、香味以及眼睛的观感。Size,weight,shapeandcolorallhaveaneffectonflavor,saysaUniversityofOxfordteam.Ourperceptionofhowfoodtastesisinfluencedbycutlery,researchsuggests.Size,weight,shapeandcolorallhaveaneffectonflavor,saysaUniversityofOxfordteam.Cheesetastessaltierwhene
3、atenfromakniferatherthanafork;whilewhitespoonsmakeyoghurttastebetter,experimentsshow.ThestudyinthejournalFlavoursuggeststhebrainmakesjudgmentsonfoodevenbeforeitgoesinthemouth.Morethan100studentstookpartinthreeexperimentslookingattheinfluenceofweight,colora
4、ndshapeofcutleryontaste.Theresearchersfoundthatwhentheweightofthecutleryconformedtoexpectations,thishadanimpactonhowthefoodtastes.Forexample,foodtastedsweeteronthesmallspoonsthataretraditionallyusedtoservedesserts.Colorcontrastwasalsoanimportantfactor-whit
5、eyoghurteatenfromawhitespoonwasratedsweeterthanwhiteyoghurttastedonablackspoon.Similarly,whentesterswereofferedcheeseonaknife,spoon,forkortoothpick,theyfoundthatthecheesefromaknifetastedsaltiest."Howweexperiencefoodisamultisensoryexperienceinvolvingtaste,f
6、eelofthefoodinourmouths,aroma,andthefeastingofoureyes,"saidProfCharlesSpenceandDrVanessaHarrar."Evenbeforeweputfoodintoourmouthsourbrainshavemadeajudgmentaboutit,whichaffectsouroverallexperience."Pastresearchhasshownthatcrockerycanalterourperceptionoffooda
7、nddrink.Forexample,peoplegenerallyeatlesswhenfoodisservedonsmallerplates.Thenewresearchintohowthebraininfluencesfoodperceptionscouldhelpdietersorimprovegastronomicexperiencesatrestaurants,saidProfSpence.HetoldBBCNews:"There'salotmoretofoodthanwhat'sonthepl
8、ate.Manythingswethoughtdidn'tmatterdo.We'regoingtoseealotmoreofneurosciencedesignaroundmealtimes."
