Savoring
Modified: 2020-03-18
Linda Bartoshuk of the University of Florida (personal communication) has argued that
another word, perhaps the word "savor," should be used instead of the
word "taste," when describing the sensations involved in eating and
drinking. She suggests such a change because eating and drinking
involve not just taste. Eating and drinking also involve the
sensations of vision, smell, touch, and even pain; they form a complex
interaction of sensations that can range from highly pleasurable to
highly disgusting. So, when we eat and drink we do more than taste;
we savor.
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