{"id":405,"date":"2020-05-29T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/?p=405"},"modified":"2021-10-25T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T16:18:23","slug":"taste-is-aroma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/taste-is-aroma\/","title":{"rendered":"TASTE IS AROMA!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taste is aroma blog discusses how aroma affects our tasting sense.<\/p><\/div>\n

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TASTE IS AROMA<\/h2>\n
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listen to our blog regarding wood chips for smoking<\/p><\/div>\n

It is likely the most common question posed to us \u2013 how does the wood make the food taste?\u00a0 Although I have answered this question hundreds of times, it started me thinking about my answer.\u00a0 It was not complete.\u00a0 I was not explaining that taste IS<\/strong> aroma.<\/p>\n

\"Flavor<\/a>

Flavor by Mother Nature<\/p><\/div>\n

Our experiences with food revolve around our senses and of those senses 3 deal primary with food: taste, touch, and smell.\u00a0 Obviously, you would assume that the sense of taste is the absolute in food experience but you would be wrong.\u00a0 10,000 plus different odors are relayed via our sense of smell<\/a> which occurs through our nose and mouth.\u00a0 As much as 80% of what is referred to as taste is aroma<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Cooking smoke vapor flavors food<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, apply this information to the fact that we use wood in cooking techniques that involve infusion of smoke vapor<\/a> to foods and ingredients, and you will begin to understand where I am going with this.\u00a0 We have all had the experience of smelling a neighbor burning fallen leaves come Fall.\u00a0 It is not a pleasant aroma.\u00a0 Could you imagine someone putting food over a fire that contained leaves as fuel and then tasting the food cooked over that fuel source?\u00a0 Terms that come to mind include bitter, acrid, burnt, and pungent.<\/p>\n

Taste Is Aroma- Overall Flavor is Dependent on a lot of Factors<\/h2>\n

I have my answer to the question \u201cWhat kind of flavor does (insert wood type here) produce.\u201d The overall flavor is dependent on a lot of factors.\u00a0 These include:<\/p>\n