When you bite into a sandwich or a pizza pie
You're tasting something yummy, there are reasons why
You've got taste buds!
Those are bundles of cells
On your tongue and in your throat and other places as well
When you chew your food and saliva mixes in
It washes over your taste buds and they begin
To analyze what chemicals the food contains
Then they send the information to your brain
There are a few tastes that your taste buds recognize
We know these five
They're salty, sour, bitter, sweet
And umami (That's a savory taste like meat!)
Tastes combine in different ways
Like sweet and sour lemonade
Or salty and umami in a hearty stew
That's a part of the way that you taste your food
Taste your food! (Taste your food!)
Oh, that's some of the story
But there's more to tell
Another part of tasting is your sense of smell
Your food releases chemicals while you chew
They flow into your nose and when they do
They meet with special cells up in your nose
Olfactory receptors is the name of those
And like your taste buds signal to your brain
Your olfactory receptors do the same
Your brain puts together all the signals that come through
From your nose and your taste buds too
It figures out the tastes that you've had before
And knows what you're eating and if you want more
Like a taco or spaghetti or barbecue
That's the awesome way to taste your food
(Taste your food) I said that's the awesome way that you taste your food
Yeah!
(Taste your food) I said that's the awesome way that you taste your food
(Taste your food) I said that's the awesome way that you taste your food