
Does dining in the dark make food taste different?
Does dining in the dark make food taste different?
How much of what we taste is based on what we see? Geraldine Scott found out with a trip to Dining in the Dark at Open, Norwich.
It's no secret that a beautifully presented meal can entice you in making you want more - or a poorly presented one, thrown together, can make a dining experience less than luxurious.
But I hadn't realised just how much of our taste sensations were influenced by what we could see in front of us on the plate.
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