00:00The way we taste food is not as simple as you might think.我们品尝食物味道的方式并不像你想的那么简单。

00:06It's true that when we put food in our mouths, taste buds on our tongues help us work out what we're eating.确实，当我们把食物放入口中时，舌头上的味蕾会帮助我们分辨正在吃什么。

00:14However, the experience of what we call taste doesn't just happen in our mouths.然而，我们所称的“味觉”体验并不仅仅发生在口腔中。

00:21In fact, 75% to 95% of what we call taste is really about how a food smells.事实上，我们所感知的味觉中有75%到95%实际上来自于食物的气味。

00:30And there are other senses too that we use when we taste food.我们在品尝食物时还会用到其他感觉。

00:39Our brains take information from all our senses, even sounds we hear, and create the experience we know as taste.我们的大脑综合所有感官的信息——甚至包括听到的声音——来构建我们所感知的味道体验。

00:57For example, if we see a food that is red, our brain will guess that it is sweet. As a result, it may taste sweeter than it really is.例如，如果我们看到红色的食物，大脑就会猜测它是甜的。因此，它尝起来可能比实际更甜。

01:10Green foods may taste more sour, black foods may taste slightly more bitter, and white foods a little more salty.绿色食物尝起来可能更酸，黑色食物可能略带苦味，而白色食物则可能更咸一点。

01:19Even shapes affect the way we taste. Food served on a round plate, for example, may taste sweeter than food on a square plate.甚至形状也会影响我们的味觉。例如，盛在圆盘里的食物可能比盛在方盘里的尝起来更甜。

01:28And if we hear a loud crunch when we bite into a potato chip, we think it tastes fresher and better.如果我们咬薯片时听到清脆的咔嚓声，就会觉得它更新鲜、更美味。

01:36So the next time you enjoy your favorite meal, remember: it's not just your tongue doing the tasting!所以下次享用你最爱的美食时，请记住：不只是舌头在品尝味道！