How People Taste Food

Question/Interesting fact

Do you know that if you look closely at your tongue there are little bumps called  papillae and they hold our taste buds  on the side.

How you taste parts of your tongue

The more papillae you have then the more you can taste. Also there is a thing called micro villi that helps you taste.

What happens when you have a cold

When you have a cold you can not smell or taste because the snot in your nose blocks your taste from getting to your olfactory receptors.

Conclusion

I learnt that kids have 10,000 papillae and adults have 5,000 so now I know that  kids have more papillae than an

I also learnt that if you have a cold you can not smell or taste because the snot stops the taste and food from getting