ABSTRACT
Flavour is an important aspect of food. For a start, if food did not appeal then eating would be a chore. In addition to flavour, the texture, moisture content, temperature and freshness of foods all play a part in how appealing a food is. The taste of breast milk varies according to what the mother has been eating. If she eats a diet full of garlic or vanilla, for example, she will produce more strongly flavoured milk than if she ate a bland diet. Studies have shown that the length of time that a baby suckles at the breast increases when the mother eats strong flavours, but decreases when she sticks to a bland diet, suggesting that babies like variations in flavour. The majority of children love chocolate and this fondness usually starts very early on. Whether a food is popular depends on all sorts of things alongside its taste.
