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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
If someone asks you to describe the taste of amla or cucumber, you might find it difficult to explain. How would you describe the taste of these – tomato, onion, saunf, garlic? Think of words that you know or make up your own words to describe the taste.
| Food | Taste |
| Tomato | Sweet and juicy with little sour |
| Onion | Pungent |
| Saunf | Sweet with a good smell |
| Garlic | Bitter with a pungent smell |
When Jhumpa tasted some of the things, she said, “Sssee, sssee, sssee…” What do you think she may have eaten?
Answer: She might have eaten something spicy, maybe a chilli.
Why don’t you make sounds that describe some tastes? From your expressions and sounds, ask your friends to guess what you might have eaten.
| Expressions and Sounds | Food |
| The sound made by licking something | Pickle |
| Yum-yum | Sweet items – chocolates, ice cream, etc. |
| Slurp | Kheer, noodles |
Chew it or chew it well: what’s the difference?
Try this together in class.
Q1. Each of you take a piece of bread or roti or some cooked rice. Put it in your mouth, chew three to four times and swallow it. Did the taste change as you chewed it?
Answer: No, the taste did not change; it is the same even after chewing for three or four times.
Q2. Now take another piece of some rice and chew it thirty to thirty-two times. Was there any change in the taste after chewing so many times?
Answer: Yes, the taste changed after chewing so many times. The food seems to be sweet now.