A Japanese professor has developed a prototype for what seems to be the first likeable TV screen which imitates food flavours.
Another step towards a multi-sensory viewing experience, the device is called Taste the TV (TTTV – would be sorely disappointed if it wasn’t named this way) and uses a carousel of 10 flavour canisters which spray in combination to create the taste of a food.
The flavour sample rolls on hygienic film over a flat TV screen for the viewer to test on their own taste buds. Despite sounding slightly weird and off putting at first, the COVID era with hundreds indoors could make use of such a device.
Homei Miyashita, the Meiji University Professor, said that the goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of something like eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home.
Working with a team of about 30 students, the professor has produced a whole variety of flavour-related devices. These include a fork that makes food taste richer. The TV itself is said to cost around $875 to make a commercial version.
The TV could also lend itself to other uses such as distance learning for sommeliers and cooks, as well as tasting games and quizzes. The goal is have tastes downloadable like music, he revealed.
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