本站原创Food,isinseparable[不可分开的]fromthehistoryofmankind[人类].Andnow,2013,introducingawholenewapproach[方法]tofood,tastingandsoring[尝到或闻到]foodwithyournose.
Howto?
1.Choose.
2.Insert[插入].
3.Smell.
4.Eat.
Andthat’sallthereistoit.
So,arewereadytosorthis?
Let’ssay[比方说]you’reastudentwithnomoney.Allyouneedissomewhitericeandyourstomach[胃]willfeelsatiied.
Let’ssayyou’reawomanonadiet[节食].Obviously,calories[卡路里（热量单位）]arenotanissue[问题]whenyouaredining[用餐]atHanaYakiniku.
Now,let’ssaythere’sacouple[情侣]goingoutonadate[约会].We’reprettysure,thiswillhelpbringthemcloser.
HeyoueverwishedthatyouriPhonecouldbringyoutheellofcoffee,curry[咖喱粉]orsteak?
No?Well,JapanesepanyScenteehasinventedaspherical[球状的]iPhoneattachmentthatcansquirtoutaromas[香味]rangingfromflowerytosory.Eachscent[气味]esinaseparatecartridge[筒],whichyoucanchangeoutbyopeningupthedevice.Andtopoweritup,allyouhetodoisplug[插上]itintoyourphone’sheadphonejack.
InthewordsofScentee’sCEOKokiTsubouchi：“TheiPodmademusicportable[可移动的].Wewanttodothatforscent.”
Ifyou’reinthemoodfor[对某事有心情]foodells,ScenteehasanappcalledHanaYakiniku,whichroughly[概略地]translatesto“nosegrilled[烤的]meat,”programmedwiththreescents：shortribs[肋骨],grilledbeefandbutteredpotatoes.
Tsubouchiinsiststheappissupposedtobefun,evensilly.
Still,wewerecurious―couldtheellofmeatactuallysatiycrings[渴望]forit?Smell,ofcourse,isverycloselyconnectedtotaste.AccordingtoMarciaPelchat,sensory[感官的]psychologistattheMonellChemicalSensesCenter,ourtonguesareabletodistinguishbetween[区别]sweet,sory,bitterandtart.But“ellprovidesalotofthevarietyinflor[滋味],”shetellsus.
It’snosurprise,then,thatfoodmanufactureshelongbeeninterestedinusingelltomanipulate[巧妙控制]oursenseoftaste[味觉].Buttotrulytrick[哄骗]yourmindintothinkingyou’reeatingbeef,youwouldhetochomp[大声咀嚼]onsomethingthatatleastfeelslikemeat.Lettucewon’twork,butfakemeatmight―whichmeansthiscouldbeagoodappforvegetarianswithwithdrawal[撤回]crings.
你曾希望你的苹果手机能让你闻到咖啡、咖喱或者烤肉的气味吗?
没想过?好吧,日本Scentee公司发明了一种球状的苹果手机配件,可以喷出从花香到菜肴香的气味.每种香味收入一个单独的小圆桶,通过打开这个设置你就可以变换出（不同的气味）.而要启动它,你所要做的就是将其插入苹果手机的听筒插孔里.
用Scentee公司执行总裁坪内圣的话来说：“苹果iPod让音乐可以随身携带,我们想让气味也可以这样.”
如果你有心情闻食物的味道,Scentee公司推出了一款名叫华烧肉的应用程序,粗略地翻译为“鼻烤肉”,内置三种气味：排骨、烤牛肉和黄油土豆.
坪内强调这个程序应该是用来玩玩的,甚至是幼稚的.
尽管如此,我们依然好奇――这种肉的香味真能实实在在地满足人们对它的渴望吗?当然,嗅觉是和味觉紧密联系起来的.据莫奈尔化学感官中心的感知心理学家玛西亚佩尔莎说,我们的舌头能够辨别甜、咸、苦和酸,但是“气味在滋味上提供了许多变化”,她这样告诉我们.
这并不奇怪,而且,食物制造商已经长期用气味来操控我们的味觉了.但要真正诱骗你的大脑让你想像你正在吃牛肉,你就不得不咀嚼点儿至少什么吃起来像肉的东西.生菜不行,但是人工肉也许可以――意味着这款程序可以为素食者作一种很好的抑制食欲的软件.